Boay Akonay

Boay Akonay (3 January 1970 – 29 June 2013) was a Tanzanian long-distance runner who won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Tanzania
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 5th 5000m 14:15.70
6th 10,000m 29:28.46
7th 20 km road run 1:02:33
1992 World Half Marathon Championships Newcastle, England 3rd Half Marathon 1:00:45
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 13th 10.000 m 29:15.13
Palermo City Marathon Palermo, Italy 1st Marathon 2:13:52
1994 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 6th Marathon 2:08:35
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1st Marathon 2:09:45
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Marathon DNF
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  • Boay Akonay at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boay Akonay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  • Boay Akonay's obituary