Tena Negere (born 5 October 1972) is a retired

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

from Ethiopia, who won the gold medal in the men's

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

at the

1991 All-Africa Games The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt. Forty-three countries participated in eighteen sports. For the first time the Games were held on a four-year cycle as planned. Egypt had hoped to use the G ...

Cairo, Egypt Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

. He also triumphed in the 1992 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:04 on 6 December 1992. The next year he finished in 34th place (2:29:46) at the 1993 World Championships. He also competed in the men's marathon at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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1992 Year Ranking
1972 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub