KITATA Shura

Date of Birth: 9 Jun 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Ethiopia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon	DNF

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Marathon	2019/2020	London, GBR	2:05:41
2	Marathon	2018/2019	New York, NY, USA	2:06:01
2	Marathon	2017/2018	London, GBR	2:04:49
4	Marathon	2018/2019	London, GBR	2:05:01
5	Marathon	2019/2020	New York, NY, USA	2:10:39

Gold Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Marathon	2017	Frankfurt am Main, GER	2:05:50
2	Marathon	2016	Istanbul, TUR	2:14:08
3	Marathon	2017	Xiamen, CHN	2:10:36

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

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Languages spoken:

Gedemsa Athletes Team [Ethiopia]

Haji Adilo, ETH, from 2015

"My family are farmers in a rural area [in Ethiopia] and my home was five or six kilometres from my school. When I went there in the morning, and when I went home in the evening, I would run. I started from that point, and the school organised some races. Most of those races I won, and more of my teachers and my family members were encouraging me to run as a member of a club." (worldathletics.org, 06 Oct 2020)

He was inspired by Ethiopian marathon runners that he read about in newspapers and saw on television. (esmint.com, 22 Apr 2018)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bbc.co.uk, 15 Oct 2020)

He trains in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (bbc.co.uk, 15 Oct 2020)

Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie, Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge. (worldathletics.org, 06 Oct 2020)

General Interest

General
LONDON MARATHON WIN
After winning the 2020 London Marathon in England, he said he was motivated as he felt that he had been disregarded as a contender in the race. "Everyone was focused on two athletes - [Eliud] Kipchoge and [Kenenisa] Bekele - and I didn't get any attention. I told myself that I will prove to the world that there is another champion and this feeling is what made me able to sprint to the end with full confidence and energy." (bbc.co.uk, 15 Oct 2020)

EARLY DAYS
He was born to farmers in Ethiopia and has seven siblings. "I loved studying and I wanted to be a doctor or a pilot but I come from a poor background and I had to leave school to help my parents at home in the farm. I never thought that one day I would become a star and travel around the world. Because of athletics I am living a life I never imagined." (bbc.co.uk, 15 Oct 2020; nyrr.og, 04 Nov 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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