Deriba Merga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Deriba Merga

Ethiopian marathon runner

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1980

Place of Birth: Nekemte, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: Ethiopia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Deriba Merga Ejigu (Amharic: ??? ??? ???; born 26 October 1980) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
He mainly competes in the marathon.
He finished fourth in that event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and went on to win the Boston Marathon the following year.
His personal best for the distance is 2:06:38 hours. He also competes in half marathon races and his time of 59:14 minutes in 2008 was the fastest that year.
He won the 2006 Paris Half Marathon and took the gold medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games a year later.