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 ] All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise 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 Rotterd