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| name = Shura Kitata |
| name = Shura Kitata |
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| caption = Shura winning the men's Marathon Majors title at the [[ |
| caption = Shura winning the men's Marathon Majors title at the [[2018 London Marathon]] |
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| nationality = Ethiopian |
| nationality = Ethiopian |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|06|09}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|06|09}} |
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Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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[1] and the 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place behind Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.[2]
Shura beat Eluid Kipchoge in the 2020 London Marathon to secure his first London Marathon title,[3][4] just a second ahead of Vincent Kipchumba.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
Shura finished second in the 2018 New York City Marathon behind Lelisa Desisa with a time of 2:06:01.[9][10]
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.
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(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.