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 stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

, who won the inaugural

Prague Marathon The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International 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 significant event, being awarded IAAF G ...

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 as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, 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 fin ...

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 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. At just 38 years of age, he died on October 29, 2008, in a fatal bus 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 for 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 sportsmen {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub