Hailu Negussie (born April 16, 1978) is a marathon runner who was the winner of the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005. He finished with a time of 2:11:45 and became the first Ethiopian to win the Boston Marathon since Abebe Mekonnen won the race in 1989. His personal best for the marathon is 2:08:16. Negussie tried to defend his Boston title in 2006. However, he dropped out of the race just past the halfway point. Kenyan Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot broke the course record that year. Negussie has also won the Hofu Marathon in 2002 (with a personal best time of 2:08:16) and the Xiamen Marathon (with a time of 2:09:03) in 2003. He also finished 5th in the 2003 Fukuoka Marathon and 2nd in the 2002 Hamburg Marathon. Achievements See also List of winners of the Boston Marathon External links Toby Tanser, Hailu Negussie marathoninfo Ethiopian male long-distance runners 1978 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Boston Marathon male winners Ethiopian male marathon runners 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people