Kebede Balcha

Kebede Balcha (born 7 September 1951) is a former 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.

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

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	Montreal International Marathon	Montréal, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:10:03
1985	Montreal International Marathon	Montréal, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:12:39

African Champions in men's marathon

1979: Kebede Balcha (ETH) 1982: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) 1984: Not held 1985: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) 1988: Dereje Nedi (ETH) 1989: Tsegaye Segne (ETH) 1990: Tesfaye Tafa (ETH)

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