Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia. He won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships. He is the current record holder for the Montreal International Marathon with 2 hours 10 minutes 3 seconds in 1983. In 1999, he sought asylum in Toronto, where he lived until his death in 2019.
International competitions Representing 1979African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal 1stMarathon2:29:531980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union—MarathonDNF 1983World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2ndMarathon2:10:27 1985African Championships Cairo, Egypt 2ndMarathon2:24:311987All-Africa GamesNairobi, Kenya3rdMarathon2:16:07
Road races 1977Athens Classic MarathonAthens, Greece 1stMarathon2:14:40.81979Montreal International MarathonMontréal, Canada 1stMarathon2:11:351981Montreal International MarathonMontréal, Canada 1stMarathon2:11:111983Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan6thMarathon2:12:07London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom4thMarathon2:11:32Montreal International MarathonMontréal, Canada 1stMarathon2:10:031984Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt, Germany2ndMarathon2:11:401985Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan2ndMarathon2:12:011985 World Marathon CupHiroshima, Japan11thMarathon2:11:19Montreal International MarathonMontréal, Canada 1stMarathon2:12:391986Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan11thMarathon2:14:111988Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands6thMarathon2:12:04Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan10thMarathon2:12:55
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Montreal International Marathon