Boay Akonay

Boay Akonay (3 January 1970 – 29 June 2013) was a Tanzanian long-distance runner who won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Tanzania
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	5th	5000m	14:15.70
			6th	10,000m	29:28.46
			7th	20 km road run	1:02:33
1992	World Half Marathon Championships	Newcastle, England	3rd	Half Marathon	1:00:45
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	13th	10.000 m	29:15.13
	Palermo City Marathon	Palermo, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:13:52
1994	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	6th	Marathon	2:08:35
	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:09:45
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	Marathon	DNF

External links

• Boay Akonay at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boay Akonay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
• Boay Akonay's obituary