Hailu Negussie (born April 16, 1978) is an Ethiopian marathon runner who won the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005. He finished with a time of 2:11:45 and became the first Ethiopian to win the Boston Marathon since Abebe Mekonnen won the race in 1989. His personal best for the marathon is 2:08:16.
Negussie tried to defend his Boston title in 2006. However, he dropped out of the race just past the halfway point. Kenyan Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot broke the course record that year. Negussie has also won the Hofu Marathon in 2002 (with a personal best time of 2:08:16) and the Xiamen Marathon (with a time of 2:09:03) in 2003. He also finished fifth in the 2003 Fukuoka Marathon and second in the 2002 Hamburg Marathon.
Achievements Representing 2000Shanghai MarathonShanghai, China1stMarathon2:18:172003Xiamen International MarathonXiamen, China1stMarathon2:09:032004Olympic Games Athens, Greece—MarathonDNF2005Boston Marathon Boston, United States1stMarathon2:11:44
See also List of winners of the Boston Marathon
External links Toby Tanser, Hailu Negussie marathoninfo