the women's marathon at an Olympic Games. Fatuma also won three straight Boston Marathons from 1997–1999. The three-time Boston champion narrowly missed a fourth straight title in 2000, coming in third in the closest finish in race history. She later said "Well, for me the greatest of all marathons is of course the Olympic Marathon, but second place is Boston." Personal bests 10000m – 32:25 (2000) Half-marathon – 1:09:01 (2001) Marathon – 2:23:21 (1998) Achievements References External links Female Athletes: Fatuma Roba 1973 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Olympic gold medalists for Ethiopia Boston Marathon female winners Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian women