Meb Keflezighi
Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (; , ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired American
long distance runner. He is the
2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the
2012 Summer Olympics. He won the
2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the
2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of
UCLA, where he won four NCAA championships competing for the
UCLA Bruins track and field team. He came in fourth in the
2014 New York City Marathon on November 2, 2014, eighth in the
2015 Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, and second in the
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the
2016 Summer Olympics.
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