Ethiopia/Kenya: Africa Sweeps Marathon
allAfrica.com
1 October 2000
Posted to the web 1 October 2000
Africans again swept the field in a major Olympic athletic event on
Sunday, taking all three medals in the men's marathon.
Gezahagne Abara of Ethiopia won the race in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 11
seconds. Eric Wainaina of Kenya took silver in 2:10:31s, and Tesfaye Tola,
also of Ethiopia, won the bronze in 2:11:10s.
The gold medallist in 1996, South Africa's Josia Thugwane, came in only
at 20th place.
The wins brought Africa's medal total to 32, two fewer than in Atlanta.
Ethiopia was at the top of the table, with four gold, one silver and three
bronze medals. Kenya followed with two gold, three silver and two bronze.