Mebrahtom “Meb” Keflezighi, Eritrean American long distance runner.

File:Meb Keflezighi in 2014 Boston Marathon.jpg2014 Boston Marathon winner!

He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team.

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