Sutume Asefa Kebede is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia.[2][1] She won the 2024 Houston Half Marathon, the 2023 Kolkata 25K, the 2019 Beijing Marathon, and the 2024 Tokyo Marathon.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 11 December 1994[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Events | [2][1] |
Medal record | |
Career
editThe first performance of Kebede that was recorded by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians is her victory at the 15K race at the Kerzerslauf in Kerzers, Switzerland, on 21 March 2015, which she finished with a time of 50:34.6.[2][10][11]
Later in 2015 she won six races on six consecutive weekends,[a] including the 10K event at the Paderborn Osterlauf in Paderborn, Germany, on 4 April with a time of 31:47,[2][13][11][b], the Lago Maggiore Half Marathon by Lake Maggiore in Italy, on 19 April with a time of 1:09:07,[2][14] and the 25 Berlin, a 25K in Berlin, Germany, on 10 May with a time of 1:21:55.[2][15][8] Her performance in the 25 Berlin was also an Ethiopian record at the time.[15]
In January 2024 she became the fastest runner of any women’s half marathon located in America, by winning the 2024 Houston Half Marathon with a time of 1:04.37.[16]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Sutume Asefa KEBEDE | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ a b c d e f g "ARRS - Runner: Sutume Asefa Kebede".
- ^ "Sutume Asefa Kebede Stuns The Field, Wins Tokyo Marathon". 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Beijing Marathon set to return on October 31 with 30,000 runners".
- ^ "Sutume Kebede runs fastest women's half marathon in U.S."
- ^ "Athletics: Kenya's Kipruto, Ethiopia's Kebede win Tokyo Marathon".
- ^ "Kebede runs North American all-comers' half marathon record in Houston | REPORTS | World Athletics".
- ^ a b "Ebenyo and Kebede set world bests for stand-alone 25km in Kolkata | REPORT | World Athletics".
- ^ "Kipruto and Kebede run Japanese all-comers' records in Tokyo | REPORTS | World Athletics".
- ^ "37. Kerzerslauf 2015".
- ^ a b c "Some Missed Road Results from the Weekend: German Miler Homiyu Tesfaye Wins Osterlauf 10K in 27:54".
- ^ "Hier après-midi sur le circuit du Puy-en-Velay".
- ^ "Ergebnisse und Teilnehmerzahlen 2015 – Paderborner-Osterlauf.de".
- ^ "Dominio keniano alla Lago Maggiore half marathon - la Stampa".
- ^ a b "Sutume Kebede breaks Ethiopian 25 k record in BIG 25 Berlin, Abraham Cheroben defends with a world lead | AIMS | Race news".
- ^ Dean, Richard (2024-01-14). "Sutume Kebede runs fastest women's half marathon in U.S. to win Houston event". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-13.