Kebede Balcha

Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia. He won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships. He is the current record holder for the Montreal International Marathon with 2 hours 10 minutes 3 seconds in 1983. In 1999, he sought asylum in Toronto, where he lived until his death in 2018.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ethiopia
1979	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	Marathon	2:29:53
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	—	Marathon	DNF
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Marathon	2:10:27
1985	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	Marathon	2:24:31
1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	Marathon	2:16:07

Road races

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1977	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	1st	Marathon	2:14:40.8
1979	Montreal International Marathon	Montréal, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:11:35
1981	Montreal International Marathon	Montréal, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:11:11
1983	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	6th	Marathon	2:12:07
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	4th	Marathon	2:11:32
	Montreal International Marathon	Montréal, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:10:03
1984	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:11:40
1985	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:12:01
	1985 World Marathon Cup	Hiroshima, Japan	11th	Marathon	2:11:19
	Montreal International Marathon	Montréal, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:12:39
1986	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Marathon	2:14:11
1988	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	6th	Marathon	2:12:04
	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	10th	Marathon	2:12:55

External links

• Kebede Balcha at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kebede Balcha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• Montreal International Marathon