Mebrahtom Keflezighi
Meb Keflezighi at the 2016 Olympic Team Trials
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born |
May 5, 1975 Asmara, Eritrea |
| Residence | San Diego, California |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 127 lb (58 kg) |
| Website | http://www.marathonmeb.com/ |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | Marathon, 10000 m |
| College team | UCLA Bruins |
| Club | New York Athletic Club |
| Coached by | Bob Larsen |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2001, 10000 m 23rd 2003, 10000 m, 16th |
| National finals |
NCAA cross-country NCAA 10,000 m (outdoors) NCAA 5,000 m (indoors) NCAA 5,000 m (outdoors) |
| Olympic finals | 2000 10000 m, 12th, 2004 Marathon  Silver,2012 Marathon, 4th, 2016 Marathon, 33rd |
| Personal best(s) |
1500 meters: 3:42.29 Mile: 4:02.79 5000 meters: 13:11.77 10,000 meters: 27:13.98 Marathon: 2:08:37 |
Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (/ˈmɛb kəˈflɛzɡi/; Ge'ez: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ, Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī; born May 5, 1975) is an Eritrean-born American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team. He came in fourth in the 2014 New York City Marathon on November 2, 2014, eighth in the 2015 Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 and second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Keflezighi and his family were refugees from Eritrea, who came to the United States via Italy in 1987. He is one of ten children.
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