Sutume Kebede

Sutume Asefa Kebede
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 31)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Medal record
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place2024 TokyoMarathon
Gold medal – first place2025 TokyoMarathon
Silver medal – second place2024 ChicagoMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoMarathon

Sutume Asefa Kebede is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia. She won the 2024 Houston Half Marathon, the 2023 Kolkata 25K, the 2019 Beijing Marathon, the 2024 Tokyo Marathon and the 2025 Tokyo Marathon..

Career

The first performance of Kebede that was recorded by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians is her victory at the 15K race at the Kerzerslauf [de] in Kerzers, Switzerland, on 21 March 2015, which she finished with a time of 50:34.6.

Later in 2015 she won six races on six consecutive weekends, including the 10K event at the Paderborn Osterlauf [de] in Paderborn, Germany, on 4 April with a time of 31:47,, the Lago Maggiore Half Marathon [it] by Lake Maggiore in Italy, on 19 April with a time of 1:09:07, and the 25 Berlin, a 25K in Berlin, Germany, on 10 May with a time of 1:21:55. Her performance in the 25 Berlin was also an Ethiopian record at the time.

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ One of the races, the 15 km internationaux du Puy-en-Velay, was held on a Friday afternoon.
  2. ↑ Her gross time (or gun time) was 31:49.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ARRS - Runner: Sutume Asefa Kebede". Archived from the original on 2024-03-17.
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  4. ↑ "Beijing Marathon set to return on October 31 with 30,000 runners". Archived from the original on 2023-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Sutume Kebede runs fastest women's half marathon in U.S." Archived from the original on 2024-01-14.
  6. ↑ "Athletics: Kenya's Kipruto, Ethiopia's Kebede win Tokyo Marathon". Archived from the original on 2024-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Kebede runs North American all-comers' half marathon record in Houston | REPORTS | World Athletics". Archived from the original on 2024-01-21.
  8. 1 2 "Ebenyo and Kebede set world bests for stand-alone 25km in Kolkata | REPORT | World Athletics". Archived from the original on 2023-12-24.
  9. ↑ "Kipruto and Kebede run Japanese all-comers' records in Tokyo | REPORTS | World Athletics". Archived from the original on 2024-03-08.
  10. ↑ "Athletics: Ethiopia's Takele, Kebede win Tokyo Marathon". Mainichi Daily News. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  11. ↑ "37. Kerzerslauf 2015". Archived from the original on 2023-10-05.
  12. 1 2 3 "Some Missed Road Results from the Weekend: German Miler Homiyu Tesfaye Wins Osterlauf 10K in 27:54". Archived from the original on 2023-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Hier après-midi sur le circuit du Puy-en-Velay". Archived from the original on 2024-03-17.
  14. ↑ "Ergebnisse und Teilnehmerzahlen 2015 – Paderborner-Osterlauf.de". Archived from the original on 2023-11-30.
  15. ↑ "Dominio keniano alla Lago Maggiore half marathon - la Stampa". Archived from the original on 2019-12-25.
  16. 1 2 "Sutume Kebede breaks Ethiopian 25 k record in BIG 25 Berlin, Abraham Cheroben defends with a world lead | AIMS | Race news". Archived from the original on 2022-08-17.
  17. ↑ 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.