Fatuma Roba

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Fatuma Roba
Personal information
Born (1973-12-18) December 18, 1973
Bekoji, Ethiopia
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Marathon
African Championships
1993 Durban 10,000 m

Fatuma Roba (Amharic: ፋጡማ ሮባ; born 18 December 1973) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and for winning three successive Boston Marathons.

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