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'''Negussie Roba''' (10 September 1936 &ndash; 14 April 1992),{{efn|Although [[Olympedia]] reports his date of death to be in 1993, other sources list the date as occurring in 1992.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67424|website=Olympedia.org|title=Roba Negousse}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethiopians.com/negussie_roba.htm|website=Ethiopians.com|publisher=[[MEDIAEthiopia]]|title=Negussie Roba - Ethiopian Athletics Coach}}</ref>}} also known as '''Roba Negousse''' and '''Robba Neggousse''', was an Ethiopian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] and coach. A two-time Olympian, he was one of the first representatives from his country at the games and later became regarded as one of the country's best athletics coaches.
'''Roba Negousse''' (10 September 1936 &ndash; 14 April 1993) was an Ethiopian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He competed in the [[100 metres]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] and the [[1960 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/roba-negousse-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/roba-negousse-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Roba Negousse Olympic Results |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Negussie was born on 10 September 1936 in [[FereAd]], [[Jijiga]], [[Somali Region]], and grew up in [[Addis Ababa]], the capital of Ethiopia.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto4"/> After having received primary and secondary education at the [[Teferri Mekonnen School]], he attended the Addis Ababa commercial school and later received a [[master's degree]] in sports and physical training from [[Charles University]] of [[Czechoslovakia]].<ref name="auto4"/>

==Sporting career==
Negussie was both a sprinter and football player; he was selected to participate at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia, being among the 12 competitors on Ethiopia's first Olympic team.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/17/archives/kenya-threatens-to-boycott-olympics-if-rhodesia-is-allowed-to.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Kenya Threatens to Boycott Olympics If Rhodesia Is Allowed to Compete|date=August 17, 1972|author=Amdur, Neil}}</ref><ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/roba-negousse-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/roba-negousse-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Roba Negousse Olympic Results |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/137451808/|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 25, 1985|page=64|title=Sprinter who has gone the distance|author=Webster, Jim}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was chosen to partake in four events: the [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]], the [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]], the [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 metres relay]] and the [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 metres relay]], although he did not compete in the last one.<ref name="auto1"/> In the 100 metres and 200 metres, Negussie finished last in his heat each time, while the Ethiopian team in the 4 × 100 metres relay was also eliminated in the heat.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|language=Italian|url=https://www.sportmemory.it/focus/armin-hary-i-100-metri-di-roma-60/|newspaper=[[Sport Memory]]|title=Armin Hary. I 100 metri di Roma '60|date=5 May 2023|author=Pallicca, Gustavo|trans-title=Armin Harry. The 100 meters of Rome '60}}</ref> Four years later, Negussie competed in the [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]] in the [[1960 Summer Olympics]], held in [[Rome]], Italy, again placing last in his heat.<ref name="auto2"/>
==Coaching career==
After his appearance at the 1960 Olympics, Negussie entered coaching and became regarded as one of the best athletics coaches in Ethiopian history.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto2"/> He became the head coach of the [[Ethiopian Athletics Federation]] (EAF) in 1968 and remained in that role until his death in April 1992.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethiosports.com/2016/05/16/ethiopias-greatest-athletic-coach-dr-woldemeskel-kostre-passes-away/|website=[[EthioSports.com]]|title=Ethiopia's greatest athletics coach Dr. Woldemeskel Kostre passes away|date=16 May 2016|author=Berhanu, Markos}}</ref>

Negussie achieved "glory and fame" as Ethiopian athletics coach, according to the website ''[[Sport Memory]]'', and was described by ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' as having had "as much influence as anybody in launching his nation as the greatest seat of long distance running the world has known."<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> [[MEDIAEthiopia]] noted that he was a "sensational national coach" and said that he is "widely acknowledged as the man behind the success of every Ethiopian long-distance runner from the Mexico City Olympics [in 1968] all the way to the Moscow Olympics in 1980."<ref name="auto4"/> Negussie was reported in the ''[[Salem News (Oregon)|Salem News]]'' as having been "renowned for producing great athletes" and trained athletes to six Olympic medals; among them was [[Abebe Bikila]], the first person to win two Olympic marathons and [[Mamo Wolde]], who won the marathon directly after Bikila.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/137452676/|newspaper=[[The Age]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=August 28, 1972|page=28|author=Webster, Jim|title=Behind the times but still up to date}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://salem-news.com/articles/august152012/olympic-ethiopia-kh.php|newspaper=[[Salem News (Oregon)|Salem News]]|title=Disappointed by my own Country; Pleasantly Surprised by my Host Country|author=Hussain, Kiflu|date=August 15, 2012}}</ref>

Negussie coached athletes in other African countries as well and was the coach of teams representing the continent at several international events, helping them win medals in competitions in Australia, Germany and the Americas.<ref name="auto4"/> He coached the African team at the [[IAAF Continental Cup]] on at least one occasion.<ref name="auto"/> He was a member of the [[African Amateur Athletics Federation]], being on the executive committee, and was a part of the [[World Athletics|International Amateur Athletic Federation]] (IAAF).<ref name="auto4"/> Negussie was given the [[Black Nile medal]] by the Ethiopian government and received a diploma and "veteran pin" from the IAAF.<ref name="auto4"/> He was gifted an automobile for being the trainer of [[Belayneh Dinsamo]], who had the long-standing marathon world record.<ref name="auto4"/>

==Death and legacy==
Negussie died in April 1992; he was succeeded as Ethiopian athletics coach by his friend and student [[Woldemeskel Kostre]], who went on to be another of Ethiopia's greatest athletics coaches.<ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/lethiopie-perdu-berger|title=L'Ethiopie a perdu son berger|language=French|trans-title=Ethiopia has lost its shepherd|newspaper=[[Le Temps]]|date=May 21, 2016|author=Favre, Laurent}}</ref> MEDIAEthiopia said that "Ethiopia will always remember this fine coach for the pride he brought to his people."<ref name="auto4"/>

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Latest revision as of 15:05, 30 September 2024

Negussie Roba
Negussie at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born(1936-09-10)10 September 1936
FereAd, Jijiga, Somali Region
Died14 April 1992(1992-04-14) (aged 55)
Alma materCharles University
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
4 × 100 metres relay
4 × 400 metres relay

Negussie Roba (10 September 1936 – 14 April 1992),[a] also known as Roba Negousse and Robba Neggousse, was an Ethiopian sprinter and coach. A two-time Olympian, he was one of the first representatives from his country at the games and later became regarded as one of the country's best athletics coaches.

Early life

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Negussie was born on 10 September 1936 in FereAd, Jijiga, Somali Region, and grew up in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.[1][2] After having received primary and secondary education at the Teferri Mekonnen School, he attended the Addis Ababa commercial school and later received a master's degree in sports and physical training from Charles University of Czechoslovakia.[2]

Sporting career

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Negussie was both a sprinter and football player; he was selected to participate at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, being among the 12 competitors on Ethiopia's first Olympic team.[2][3][4][5] He was chosen to partake in four events: the 100 metres, the 200 metres, the 4 × 100 metres relay and the 4 × 400 metres relay, although he did not compete in the last one.[1] In the 100 metres and 200 metres, Negussie finished last in his heat each time, while the Ethiopian team in the 4 × 100 metres relay was also eliminated in the heat.[1][6] Four years later, Negussie competed in the 100 metres in the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, again placing last in his heat.[6]

Coaching career

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After his appearance at the 1960 Olympics, Negussie entered coaching and became regarded as one of the best athletics coaches in Ethiopian history.[2][6] He became the head coach of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) in 1968 and remained in that role until his death in April 1992.[2][7]

Negussie achieved "glory and fame" as Ethiopian athletics coach, according to the website Sport Memory, and was described by The Sydney Morning Herald as having had "as much influence as anybody in launching his nation as the greatest seat of long distance running the world has known."[5][6] MEDIAEthiopia noted that he was a "sensational national coach" and said that he is "widely acknowledged as the man behind the success of every Ethiopian long-distance runner from the Mexico City Olympics [in 1968] all the way to the Moscow Olympics in 1980."[2] Negussie was reported in the Salem News as having been "renowned for producing great athletes" and trained athletes to six Olympic medals; among them was Abebe Bikila, the first person to win two Olympic marathons and Mamo Wolde, who won the marathon directly after Bikila.[2][5][8][9]

Negussie coached athletes in other African countries as well and was the coach of teams representing the continent at several international events, helping them win medals in competitions in Australia, Germany and the Americas.[2] He coached the African team at the IAAF Continental Cup on at least one occasion.[5] He was a member of the African Amateur Athletics Federation, being on the executive committee, and was a part of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).[2] Negussie was given the Black Nile medal by the Ethiopian government and received a diploma and "veteran pin" from the IAAF.[2] He was gifted an automobile for being the trainer of Belayneh Dinsamo, who had the long-standing marathon world record.[2]

Death and legacy

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Negussie died in April 1992; he was succeeded as Ethiopian athletics coach by his friend and student Woldemeskel Kostre, who went on to be another of Ethiopia's greatest athletics coaches.[7][10] MEDIAEthiopia said that "Ethiopia will always remember this fine coach for the pride he brought to his people."[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Although Olympedia reports his date of death to be in 1993, other sources list the date as occurring in 1992.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Roba Negousse". Olympedia.org.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Negussie Roba - Ethiopian Athletics Coach". Ethiopians.com. MEDIAEthiopia.
  3. ^ Amdur, Neil (17 August 1972). "Kenya Threatens to Boycott Olympics If Rhodesia Is Allowed to Compete". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roba Negousse Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Webster, Jim (25 September 1985). "Sprinter who has gone the distance". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b c d Pallicca, Gustavo (5 May 2023). "Armin Hary. I 100 metri di Roma '60" [Armin Harry. The 100 meters of Rome '60]. Sport Memory (in Italian).
  7. ^ a b Berhanu, Markos (16 May 2016). "Ethiopia's greatest athletics coach Dr. Woldemeskel Kostre passes away". EthioSports.com.
  8. ^ Webster, Jim (28 August 1972). "Behind the times but still up to date". The Age. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Hussain, Kiflu (15 August 2012). "Disappointed by my own Country; Pleasantly Surprised by my Host Country". Salem News.
  10. ^ Favre, Laurent (21 May 2016). "L'Ethiopie a perdu son berger" [Ethiopia has lost its shepherd]. Le Temps (in French).
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