After winning the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and a first-place finish in the 2009 New York City Marathon, Meb returned to the Games and improved upon his 2004 silver medal performance time by 23 seconds.

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Berhanu won the 2004 event in a time of 59.37, which was then the fastest half-marathon performance on British soil.

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