|Year|Competition|Venue|Position|Event|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1982|African Championships|Cairo, Egypt|1st|Marathon|2:21:05|
|1982|Commonwealth Games|Brisbane, Australia|2nd|Marathon|2:09:30|
|1983|World Championships|Helsinki, Finland|15th|Marathon|2:13:11|
|1983|Melbourne Marathon|Melbourne, Australia|1st|Marathon|2:13:50|
|1984|Tokyo Marathon|Tokyo, Japan|1st|Marathon|2:10:49|
|1984|Olympic Games|Los Angeles, United States|6th|Marathon|2:11:10|
|1984|Melbourne Marathon|Melbourne, Australia|1st|Marathon|2:15:31|
|1986|Tokyo Marathon|Tokyo, Japan|1st|Marathon|2:08:10|
|1986|Fukuoka Marathon|Fukuoka, Japan|1st|Marathon|2:10:06|
|1987|World Championships|Rome, Italy|6th|Marathon|2:13:43|
|1987|Beijing Marathon|Beijing, PR China|1st|Marathon|2:12:19|
|1988|Olympic Games|Seoul, South Korea|7th|Marathon|2:13:06|
|1988|Boston Marathon|Boston, United States|2nd|Marathon||
|1989|New York City Marathon|New York, United States|1st|Marathon|2:08:01|
|1989|Boston Marathon|Boston, United States|2nd|Marathon||
|1990|Boston Marathon|Boston, United States|2nd|Marathon||
|1992|Olympic Games|Barcelona, Spain|34th|Marathon|2:19:34|
|1993|World Championships|Stuttgart, Germany|21st|Marathon|2:24:23|
|1995|World Championships|Gothenburg, Sweden|43rd|Marathon|2:30:53|

Question: what are the total number of times the position of 1st place was earned?
Answer: 8