About Gebo Burka Gameda
Born 1987. Gebo Burka Gameda is an athletics competitor.
Gebo Burka Gameda (born 28 August 1987) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. He is known for winning the 2014 Los Angeles Marathon and Sydney Marathon, and for being disqualified from the 2016 Houston Marathon following a doping violation.
Career Burka began his international running career in the mid-2000s and rose to prominence in the early 2010s. In 2014, he won both the Los Angeles and Sydney marathons.
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Who is Gebo Burka Gameda?
Ethiopian long-distance runner
When was Gebo Burka Gameda born?
Gebo Burka Gameda was born on 28 August 1987.
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Gebo Burka Gameda is an athletics competitor.
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