Dereje Nedi (born January 13, 1954) is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best (2:10:31) in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in Moscow. International competitions References External links 1954 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Frankfurt Marathon male winners African Games silver medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people