Abdi Abdirahman, a native of Tucson, finished third in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Abdirahman finished with a time of 2:11:23. The race was won by 20-year-old Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea.
Good luck to everyone who is running tomorrow @nycmarathon. pic.twitter.com/fkA7g0O25d
— abdi abdirahman (@Abdi_runs) November 6, 2016
Abdirahman was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. He graduated from Tucson High School in 1995 and attended Pima Community College before transferring to the University of Arizona.
The 39-year-old became an American citizen on January 28, 2000.
