John Burra
Tanzanian long-distance runner
John Burra (born November 20, 1965) is a retired long-distance runner from Tanzania, who won the 1987 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:12:40 on May 10, 1987. He twice represented his native country in the Olympic men's marathon, in 1988 and 1992. At his last Olympic Games appearance in Barcelona, Spain he didn't finish the race.
He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1991 and also won the Madrid Marathon.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Tanzania | |||||
1987 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:40 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 43rd | Marathon | 2:24:17 |
1990 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:42 |
1991 | City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:01:38 |
Madrid Marathon | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:19 | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
References
- ^ City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners
External links
- John Burra at Olympics.com
- John Burra at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1986 Year Ranking at ARRS.net
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- 1975: Jørgen Jensen (DEN)
- 1976: Karel Lismont (BEL)
- 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1978: cancelled
- 1979: Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)
- 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1981: Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)
- 1982: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1983: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1984: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1985: Jose Reveyn (BEL)
- 1986: William Vanhuylenbroek (BEL)
- 1987: John Burra (TAN)
- 1988–89: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1990: Zerehune Gizaw (ETH)
- 1991: Tesfaye Tafa (ETH)
- 1992: Inocencio Miranda (MEX)
- 1993: Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)
- 1994: Tesfaye Eticha (ETH)
- 1995: Hisayuki Okawa (JPN)
- 1996: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
- 1997–98: Sammy Korir (KEN)
- 1999: Fred Kiprop (KEN)
- 2000: Francisco Javier Cortés (ESP)
- 2001: Driss El Himer (FRA)
- 2002: Benjamin Kimutai (KEN)
- 2003: William Kipsang (KEN)
- 2004: Robert Cheboror (KEN)
- 2005: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2006: Solomon Busendich (KEN)
- 2007: Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN)
- 2008: Paul Kirui (KEN)
- 2009: Gilbert Yegon (KEN)
- 2010: Getu Feleke (ETH)
- 2011–13: Wilson Chebet (KEN)
- 2014–15: Bernard Kipyego (KEN)
- 2016: Daniel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2017–18: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
- 2019: Vincent Kipchumba (KEN)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Tamirat Tola (ETH)
- 2022: Tsegaye Getachew (ETH)
- 2023: Joshua Belet (KEN)
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