Tumo Turbo (February 23, 1970 in Sidama province – October 29, 2008) was an Ethiopian

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 ...

, who won the inaugural

Prague Marathon The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International Marathon (PIM) and Volkswagen Prague Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to become a si ...

in 1995 in 2:12:44 and the

Eindhoven Marathon The Eindhoven Marathon (Dutch: ''Marathon Eindhoven'') is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km which is held in the city of Eindhoven, The Netherlands in October. It has been an annual race since 1990 – it was held bie ...

in 1996, clocking a time of 2:11:26. Only 3 weeks later, he came in second place in the 1996

New York Marathon The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor) is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishe ...

in 2:10:09, finishing 15 seconds behind champion

Giacomo Leone Giacomo Leone (born 10 April 1971 in Francavilla Fontana, Brindisi) is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He set his personal best (2:07:52) in the marathon on 4 March 2001 in Otsu, Japan. Leone is best known for winning the 1996 edi ...

. Turbo represented his native country in the men's marathon at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, alongside

Abebe Mekonnen Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon. He did not finish ...

and

Belayneh Dinsamo Belayneh Densamo (born 28 June 1965) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, and a long-period world record holder for the marathon discipline. He held the world record for 10 years (1988-1998). Early life Belayneh was born in Diramo Afarr ...

, but did not finish the race. He held the course record of 2:14:56 in the 1992 Tel Aviv Marathon until 2014. He died on October 29, 2008, in a fatal car accident which occurred on the Addis Ababa-Awassa road and killed another 18 people.

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DeathTurbo Tumo Died... Interesting Marathon Runner from the mid 1990s
1970 births 2008 deaths Ethiopian male marathon runners Ethiopian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Road incident deaths in Ethiopia Olympic male marathon runners 20th-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub