Dereje Nedi

Dereje Nedi (born January 13, 1954) 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.[1]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1978 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd Marathon 2:23:08
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th Marathon 2:12:44
1981 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:12:14
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland Marathon DNF
1984 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, West Germany 1st Marathon 2:11:18
Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st Marathon 2:10:32
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd Marathon 2:25:41
1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Marathon 2:15:27
1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 1st Marathon 2:27:51

References


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