Claim: Maru Daba a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 meters steeplechase and represented Ethiopia in international competitions such as the 2000 Sydney Olympics with a personal best time of 8:25.04 minutes which he achieved in June 2003.
Evidence: Maru Daba (born 12 December 1980) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Ethiopia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. The 2000 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000, the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium) was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His personal best time is 8:25.04 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Rennes.