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Boston Marathon: Ryan Hall, Kara Goucher Both Finish 3rd for U.S.

By Will BrinsonApr 20th 2009 – 1:18PM

The Boston Marathon -- a Patriot Day staple -- took place Monday and the results were, well, both shocking and encouraging for the U.S. Ethopia's Deriba Merga and Kenya's Salina Kosgei were the winners of the men's and women's races, respectively, but America managed to place third in each division as well, as Kara Goucher...

Background on Deriba Merga

Deriba Merga Ejigu (Amharic: ደርባ መርጋ አጅጉ; born 26 October 1980) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He mainly competes in the marathon.

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