Biography
Keflezighi is one of the most decorated U.S. marathoners of all time. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, he earned a silver medal, the first Olympic marathon medal for an American man since 1976. His emotional victory at the 2014 Boston Marathon helped inspire a city recovering from the previous year’s fatal bombing attack. At the 2016 Olympics, he is expected to become the oldest U.S. Olympic runner of all time.
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Getting to know Meb Keflezighi
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His first name is Mebrahtom, but he is known as “Meb.”
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He was born in Eritrea. He moved to San Diego at the age of 11.
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In 2014, he became the first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983.