ጥቂት ስለ ኣንበሳው የሲዳማ ማራቶኒስት በላይነህ ዴንሳሞ

የሲዳማ ማራቶኒስት በላይነህ ዴንሳሞ

Belayneh Densamo (born June 28, 1965 in Diramo Afarrara, Sidamo) is a long-distance track and road running athlete from Ethiopia. He held the world record in the marathon for 10 years (1988-1998). This was the third longest span without the record being broken since the event was first organized at the 1896 Olympics. The record was set when he ran 2:06:50 at the 1988 Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands. The record was eventually broken by Ronaldo da Costa at the Berlin Marathon in 1998.

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Ethiopia
1986	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	2:08:29^[1]
1986	Moscow Marathon	Moscow, Russia	1st	2:14:42
1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	2:14:47
1987	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	2:12:58
1988	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	2:06:50
1989	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	2:08:39
1990	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	2:11:35
1996	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	2:10:30

As of 2009, Densamo lives in the area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is no longer active in international competition.