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Fatuma Roba

Chronology

1973	Born in Arsi, Ethiopia
1990	Runs first international race at African Championships
1993	Runs first marathon in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia
1996	Wins gold in women's marathon at Atlanta Summer Olympics
1997	Runs and wins first Boston Marathon in April
1997	Withdraws from World Championship marathon due to injury
1998	Wins second Boston Marathon
1999	Runs personal best of 2:23:25 at Boston Marathon in winning race for third successive year
2000	Ninth-place female finisher in Olympic Marathon in Sydney, Australia