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Meb Keflezighi
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox athlete
|name           = Meb Keflezighi
|image          = 16 02 13 OlympicTrials-0144.jpg
|caption        = Meb Keflezighi at the 2016 Olympic Team Trials
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
|residence      = [[San Diego, California]]<ref name=SanDiegoResidence>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/04/21/305639766/america-s-meb-keflezighi-wins-an-emotional-boston-marathon|title=America's Meb Keflezighi Wins An Emotional Boston Marathon|first=Bill|last=Chappell|work=[[NPR]]|date=April 21, 2014|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
|event          = [[Marathon]], [[10000&nbsp;m]]
|alias          = 
|club           = [[New York Athletic Club]]
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1975|05|05|}}
|coach          = [[Bob Larsen]]
|birth_place    = [[Asmara]], [[Eritrea]]<ref name=sport-ref/>
|collegeteam    = [[UCLA Bruins]]
|height         = {{convert|5|ft|5|in|m}}
|weight         = {{convert|127|lb|kg}}
|website        = http://www.marathonmeb.com/
|turnedpro      =  
|retired        =
|pb             = '''[[1500 meters]]''': 3:42.29<ref name="All-Athletics">{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/89120|author=All-Athletics|title=Profile of Mebrahtom Keflezighi}}</ref> <br> '''[[Mile run|Mile]]''': 4:02.79<ref name="All-Athletics"/> <br> '''[[5000 meters]]''': 13:11.77<ref name="All-Athletics"/> <br> '''[[10,000 meters]]''': 27:13.98<ref name="All-Athletics"/> <br> '''[[Marathon]]''': 2:08:37<ref name="All-Athletics"/>
|olympics       = 2000 '''10000&nbsp;m''', 12th, <br />2004 '''Marathon'''{{Silver medal}}, <br />2012 '''Marathon''', 4th,<ref name=sport-ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/meb-keflezighi-1.html Meb Keflezighi]. sports-reference.com</ref> <br /> 2016 '''Marathon''', 33rd
|worlds         = 2001, 10000 m 23rd <br /> 2003, 10000 m, 16th
| nationals     = [[NCAA]] cross-country <br>NCAA 10,000&nbsp;m (outdoors)<br>NCAA 5,000&nbsp;m (indoors)<br>NCAA 5,000&nbsp;m (outdoors)
|highestranking = 
|coaching       =
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Marathon Majors]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[New York City Marathon|2009 New York City]] | [[New York City Marathon|Marathon]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Boston Marathon|2014 Boston]] | [[Boston Marathon|Marathon]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[New York City Marathon|2004 New York City]] | [[New York City Marathon|Marathon]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[New York City Marathon|2005 New York City]] | [[New York City Marathon|Marathon]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Boston Marathon|2006 Boston]] | [[Boston Marathon|Marathon]]}}
| show-medals   = yes
}}
{{Contains Ethiopic text}}
'''Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛ|b|_|k|ə|ˈ|f|l|ɛ|z|ɡ|i}}; [[Ge'ez alphabet|Ge'ez]]: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ, ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired Eritrean-born American [[Long-distance track event|long distance runner]]. He is the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon]] and finished in fourth place in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. He won the [[New York City Marathon|2009 New York City Marathon]] on November 1, 2009, and the [[2014 Boston Marathon]] on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of [[UCLA]] where he won four NCAA championships competing for the [[UCLA Bruins]] track and field team. He came in fourth in the [[2014 New York City Marathon]] on November 2, 2014, eighth in the [[2015 Boston Marathon]] on April 20, 2015 and second in the [[2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials]] to qualify for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite serial | title = 3-Time Olympic Marathoner Meb Keflezighi Places 2nd at U.S. Olympic Trials in Downtown L.A. | url = http://ktla.com/2016/02/14/3-time-olympic-marathoner-meb-keflezighi-places-2nd-at-u-s-olympic-trials-in-downtown-l-a/ | series = KTLA 5 News | station = [[KTLA]] | last = Mecham | first = Dave (anchor) | date = February 13, 2016 | access-date = February 16, 2016 }}</ref>alBronze| [[Boston Marathon|2006 Boston]] | [[Boston Marathon|Marathon]]}}
| show-medals   = yes
}}
{{Contains Ethiopic text}}
'''Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛ|b|_|k|ə|ˈ|f|l|ɛ|z|ɡ|i}}; [[Ge'ez alphabet|Ge'ez]]: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ, ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired Eritrean-born American [[Long-distance track event|long distance runner]]. He is the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|2004 Olympic sil Olympic Trials (track and field)|2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials]] to qualify for the [[2016 Summer

==Early life and education==
Keflezighi and his whole family were [[refugee]]s<ref>{{cite news |url=http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/21/meb-keflezighi-wins-boston-marathon/ |title=Meb Keflezighi stuns to win Boston Marathon |work=NBC Sports |date=April 21, 2014}}</ref> from  [[Eritrea]], who came to the [[United States]] via [[Italy]] in 1987. He is one of ten children.<ref name=May>May, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/sports/meb-keflezighi-an-american-wins-boston-mara(contracted; show full)[[Category:New York City Marathon male winners]]
[[Category:UCLA Bruins men's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from California]]
[[Category:Eritrean Christians]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field]]
[[Category:Boston Marathon male winners]]
[[Category:People from Mammoth Lakes, California]]