This is not only a special thing for me but also for my cou… - Fatuma Roba

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This is not only a special thing for me but also for my country and all African women.

Fatuma Roba

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Fatuma Roba (born 18 December 1973) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and for winning three successive Boston Marathons.

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Even if I never ran again, I would have been content.

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Sometimes, if there are a lot of people around me when I go to a store, I feel a bit intimidated. I used to be shy. I still consider myself shy, but I'm a little better now and I'm getting used to it.

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