[DOC] [TLE] Fatuma Roba - Wikipedia [PAR] 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 ... medal, Fatuma became the first 
woman from an African nation to win the women's marathon at an Olympic 
Games. [DOC] [TLE] Roba, Fatuma - Dictionary definition of Roba, Fatuma | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] The first African woman to ever win an Olympic marathon, Fatuma Roba walked 
... the five-foot-five-inch Roba decided to train to become a police officer after her 
... Roba continued to reduce her marathon time throughout the spring of 1996,... [DOC] [TLE] Fatuma Roba | The Oromian Economist [PAR] At the 2008 Games in Beijing, Tirunesh Dibaba became the first woman in history 
.... prize at Atlanta in 1996 when she won the Centennial Olympic Marathon. ...... 
The Oromo language is the 4th most spoken language in the continent of Africa. [DOC] [TLE] The Olympic Marathon - Hellenic Communication Service [PAR] From Spyros Louis' victorious win in 1896 to the first women's marathon in 1973, 
... a race based on a legend, Louis, the first winner, became a legend in his own 
time. ... Olympics held in Athens in 1906) were runners from all the major 
continents. .... when Fatuma Roba won at the Atlanta Olympics of 1996 aged 
twenty-two,... [DOC] [TLE] Marathon Milestones - John Hancock [PAR] The marathon at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 served as the 
... Kenya rounded out the list of nations in 1996 when that country's men swept 
the top ... Roberta Bobbi Gibb became the first woman to run the Boston 
Marathon. ... Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia became the fourth person to win the 
Boston and... [DOC] [TLE] African Athletes Took Home More Than Olympic Medals - The New ... [PAR] Aug 6, 1996 ... People all over Africa are celebrating Nigeria's Olympic gold-medal victory ... the 
Nigerian female track star who won her country's first-ever gold medal on ... and 
Fatuma Roba, the Ethiopian who won the women's marathon by the ... ''Indeed, 
the African continent won a lot of medals, but none shines as... [DOC] [TLE] Running for new legends at the Birds Nest - China.org.cn [PAR] Aug 5, 2015 ... She has also won the Laureus Best Woman Athlete award in Shanghai ... by 
winning the first gold medal for Africa from that Olympic Games. ... Another athlete
, Fatuma Roba, also opened the way for many Ethiopia long distance runners by 
winning the marathon gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. [DOC] [TLE] Ethiopia - Sports and recreation | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 30, 2016 ... The country's Olympic debut came at the 1956 Melbourne Games, but it was 
Abebe ... shoes), he became the first athlete to win consecutive Olympic 
marathons. ... Ethiopian women also enjoy an impressive record. ... Games, and 
Fatuma Roba won the marathon gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. [DOC] [TLE] AFRICA at the Olympics : ANOCA reviews history (1992 ... - ACNOA [PAR] Olympic Movement, envisage the future of our continent's participation in the 
Olympic Games .... Atlanta 1996: Africa's giant leap, Nigeria clinches ... Marathon 
man Josia Thugwane also entered history, becoming the first black South ... 
Gebresselassie winning the men's 10,000m and Fatuma Roba the women's 
marathon. [DOC] [TLE] 2014 Boston Marathon updates - Live Blog - The Boston Globe [PAR] Apr 21, 2014 ... Meb Keflezighi won the 118th Boston Marathon and became the first .... in her 
marathon debut, and finished 10th at the 2012 London Olympics (2:26:07). ... was 
the story of the 1990s, winning consecutively from 1990 to 1996. .... Ever since 
Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia became the first African woman to win... [DOC] [TLE] Boston Marathon race updates by Boston.com [PAR] Apr 21, 2014 ... Stride-by-stride coverage of the elite field of male and female runners as ... in her 
marathon debut, and finished 10th at the 2012 London

Question: In 1996 Fatuma Roba became the first woman from this continent to win an Olympic marathon
Answer: Africa