Home: Arsi, Ethiopia / Bronx, New York, USA
Bib: #F4
Pronunciation: BOO-zoo-nesh DEE-bah
Birthdate: 8 September 1987
Personal Best: 2:19:59 (Boston, 2014)
Buzunesh Deba
World Marathon Majors:
| 06Nov16 | TCS New York Marathon | DNF | |
| 18Apr16 | Boston Marathon | 7th | 2:33:56 |
| 01Nov15 | TCS New York City Marathon | DNF | |
| 20Apr15 | Boston Marathon | 3rd | 2:25:09 |
| 02No14 | TCS New York City Marathon | 9th | 2:31:40 |
| 21Apr14 | Boston Marathon | 1st | 2:19:59 CR |
| 03 Nov13 | ING New York City Marathon | 2nd | 2:25:56 |
| 0Nov11 | ING New York City Marathon | 2nd | 2:23:19 |
| 07Nov10 | ING New York City Marathon | 9th | 2:29:55 |
| 01Nov09 | ING New York City Marathon | 7th | 2:35:54 |
Additional Marathons:
| 11Dec16 | Honolulu Marathon | 3rd | 2:35:34 |
| 13Jan13 | Chevron Houston Marathon | 2nd | 2:24:26 |
| 05Jun11 | Dodge Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego Marathon | 1st | 2:23:31CR |
| 20Mar11 | Honda Los Angeles Marathon | 1st | 2:26:34 |
| 05Dec10 | California International Marathon | 1st | 2:32:13 |
| 03Oct10 | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 1st | 2:27:24 |
| 19Jun10 | Duluth Grandma’s Marathon | 1st | 2:31:35 |
| 21Feb10 | Jacksonville Beach Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer | 1st | 2:33:08 Event Record |
| 06Dec09 | California International Marathon | 1st | 2:32:17 |
| 27Sep09 | Quad Cities Marathon | 1st | 2:44:22 |
Buzunesh Deba holds the Boston course record of 2:19:59 and is a nine-time marathon champion on U.S. soil, having recorded a career-high four wins in 2010. Her proudest career moments were winning the Boston Marathon and finishing runner-up in New York City in 2013. She says those results gave her confidence in her abilities to compete in world class races.
“The Boston Marathon is one of the top and my favorite race in the world,” says Deba, who will compete here for the fourth time. “I am very excited to be back in Boston after being named the 2014 Boston Marathon champion,” says Deba. “I am very happy and motivated to do the best this year and expect to be the champion again.” Deba lives in Bronx, New York, with her husband and coach Worku Beyi, also a marathon runner. She is preparing for Boston in Ethiopia this year, after living away from her native country for ten years. Deba was influenced by the many long-distance runners in her home village near Arsi, Ethiopia, and started running at age 13 in junior school.
“If you are consistent, focused, dedicated and never give up, your hard work will always pay off.”