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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shura Kitata Tola (born 9 June 1996) is an Ethiopian marathon runner. He has represented Ethiopia in several World Marathon Majors including the 2020 London Marathon where he won the race in a time of 2:05:41 and 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place losing the gold medal to Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.
However, Shura dethroned Eluid Kipchoge in the 2020 London Marathon to secure his first London Marathon title. He became the winner of 2020 London Marathon after completing the race just a second ahead of Vincent Kipchumba in a close finish. Eluid Kipchoge was in high spirits after finishing the race at 8th place.
His other memorable performances include the 2017 Rome Marathon and 2017 Frankfurt Marathon title victories, where he finished respectively with the times 2:07:30 and 2:05:50.
Shura finished second in the 2018 New York City Marathon behind Lelisa Desisa with a time of 2:06:01.
References
- "Eliud Kipchoge beaten as Shura Kitata takes title". BBC. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- AfricaNews. "Kenya's Kipchoge beats Ethiopia's Kitata to win 2018 London Marathon | Africanews". Africanews. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- Ramsay, George (2020-10-04). "Shura Kitata shocks and claims London Marathon victory". CNN. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - "Shura Kitata beats Vincent Kipchumba to win thrilling London Marathon". ESPN. Reuters. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- Mall, Sean Ingle at the (2020-10-04). "London Marathon: Kitata and Kosgei win as blocked ear foils Kipchoge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- "'A great finish!' - Kitata wins men's London Marathon after amazing sprint". BBC Sport. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- "IAAF: Kitata clocks second-fastest time in Rome while Tusa retains title| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "IAAF: Cheruiyot and Kitata dominate at Frankfurt Marathon| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- Times, The New York (2018-11-04). "Lelisa Desisa Wins Men's Title at the 2018 New York City Marathon. Mary Keitany Wins the Women's Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- "NYRR Media Center Press Releases". www.nyrr.org. Retrieved 2020-10-04.