John Burra

Olympic athlete

1956 –

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Who is John Burra?

John Burra is a retired long-distance runner from Tanzania, who won the 1987 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:12:40 on May 10, 1987. He twice represented his native country in the Olympic men's marathon, in 1988 and 1992. At his last Olympic Games appearance in Barcelona, Spain he didn't finish the race.

He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1991 and also won the Madrid Marathon.

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Born
Nov 20, 1956
Nationality
  • Tanzania

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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