John Burra

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John Burra (1987)

John Burra (born November 20, 1965) is a retired long-distance runner from Tanzania, who won the 1987 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:12:40 on May 10, 1987. He twice represented his native country in the Olympic men's marathon, in 1988 and 1992. At his last Olympic Games appearance in Barcelona, Spain he didn't finish the race.

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He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1991 and also won the Madrid Marathon. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
1987 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:12:40
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 43rdMarathon 2:24:17
1990 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 2ndMarathon2:12:42
1991 City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:01:38
Madrid Marathon Madrid, Spain 1stMarathon2:12:19
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain Marathon DNF

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