Dereje Nedi
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Dereje Nedi is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia
. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in the men's marathon. He set his personal best (2:10:31) in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games
in Moscow
.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in the men's marathon. He set his personal best (2:10:31) in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games
Friendship Games
The Friendship Games or Friendship-84 was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Achievements
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| 1978 | All-Africa Games 1978 All-Africa Games The 3rd All-Africa Games were played from July 13, 1978 to July 28, 1978 in Algiers, Algeria. 45 countries participated in twelve sports.The Egyptian team, which had topped the medals table in the previous two games was called home by its government midway through the games after a brawl marred the... |
Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Marathon | 2:23:08 Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk... |
| 1980 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal... |
Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
7th | Marathon | 2:12:44 |
| 1981 | Tokyo Marathon Tokyo Marathon The Tokyo International Marathon was a marathon for male elite runners held in Tokyo, Japan, from 1980 until 2006.It actually consisted of two marathons - the Tokyo International Marathon which took place on even years, and Tokyo-New York Friendship International Marathon which took place on odd... |
Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:14 |
| 1983 | World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.... |
Helsinki, Finland | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 1984 | Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt Marathon is an annual marathon held in Frankfurt, Germany in the month of October. The race, currently sponsored by BMW, is Germany's oldest city marathon.- List of winners :Key:- External links :***... |
Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
1st | Marathon | 2:11:18 |
| Friendship Games Friendship Games The Friendship Games or Friendship-84 was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... |
Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
1st | Marathon | 2:10:32 Athletics at the Friendship Games Athletics at the Friendship Games was contested in 41 events, 24 events by men and 17 by women. Men competed at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union between 17 and 18 August, while women's events took place at the Evžen Rošický Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia... |
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| 1985 | African Championships African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. It is generally organised biennually, every other event is held same year as the Summer Olympics.... |
Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | Marathon | 2:25:41 1985 African Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics... |
| 1987 | All-Africa Games 1987 All-Africa Games The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to... |
Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | Marathon | 2:15:27 Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations... |
| 1988 | African Championships African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. It is generally organised biennually, every other event is held same year as the Summer Olympics.... |
Annaba, Algeria | 1st | Marathon | 2:27:51 1988 African Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics... |