John Burra (born November 20, 1965) is a retired
long-distance runner from
Tanzania
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, who won the 1987 edition of
Amsterdam Marathon
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, clocking 2:12:40 on May 10, 1987. He twice represented his native country in the Olympic men's marathon, in
1988
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and
1992. At his last
Olympic Games
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appearance in
Barcelona, Spain he didn't finish the race.
He won the
City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in
the Hague
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in 1991 and also won the
Madrid Marathon
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.
City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners
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Achievements
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1965 births
Living people
Tanzanian male marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Tanzania
Place of birth missing (living people)
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