Sutume Asefa Kebede

Nationality: Ethiopia Date of birth: 11/12/1994

Most recent result

Most recent results: 1st - Tokyo Marathon (2:15:55 Personal Best) - 3 Mar 2024; 1st - Houston Half Marathon (64:37 Personal Best) - 14 Jan 2024

Personal records

DisciplineResultYearRemarks
Marathon - Road2:15:552024All-Time World no. 8, All-Time Ethiopia no. 4
25km - Road1:18:472023World Record (non-split based)
Half Marathon - Road64:372024All-Time World no. 9, All-Time ETH no. 5
20km - Road66:492015
15km - Road49:352015
10km - Road31:112015
10000m - Track31:09.562021

Career highlights

2024

Road:
1st – Tokyo Marathon (2:15:55)
1st – Houston Half Marathon (64:37)
World Rank as of 10-Mar (by time): Marathon – 1st; Half Marathon – 2nd

2023

1st – Kolkata 25 km (1:18:47)
15th – Chicago Marathon (2:26:49)
End-of-Year World Rank (based on time): 25 km – 1st

2022

Road:
2nd – Seoul Marathon (2:18:12)
8th – London Marathon (2:20:44)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): Marathon – 18th

2021

Track:
7th – Hengelo 10000m (31:09.76)

Road:
1st – Citta di Telesia 10 km (32:31)

2020

3rd – Tokyo Marathon (2:20:30)
End-of-Year World Rank (by time): Marathon – 14th

2019

1st – Beijing Marathon (2:23:31)
9th – Copenhagen Half Marathon (69:05)

2018

1st – Milano Half Marathon (67:54)
4th – Goteborg Half Marathon (70:53)
7th – Ljubljana Marathon (2:29:45)

2017

2nd – Karlovy Vary Half Marathon (68:40)
1st – Yangzhou Half Marathon (70:30)
2nd – Toronto Marathon (2:29:26)

2016

4th – Dubai Marathon (2:24:00)
2nd – Rotterdam Marathon (2:28:04)
End-of-Year World Rank (by time): Marathon – 20th

2015

1st – Berlin 15 km (1:21:55)
1st – Lausanne 20 km (66:49)
2nd – Copenhagen Half Marathon (68:47)
1st –  Verbania Half Marathon (69:07)
1st – Le Puy-en-Velay 15 km (49:35)
3rd – Berlin 10 km (31:11)
1st – Paderborn 10 km (31:49)
End-of-Year World rank (by time): 25 km – 1st; HM – 23rd; 20 km – 4th; 10 km – 8th