Shumi Dechasa

Leche Shumi Dechasa (born May 28, 1989 in Gimbicho ) is a Bahraini long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin.

Athletic career

Dechasa finished tenth in the Delhi half marathon in 1:01:38 hours in 2010 and sixth in 1:01:52 hours in the Stramilano . In 2012 he increased his half marathon best as second at Roma - Ostia to 59:51 minutes. In the same year he made his debut over the full distance in Hamburg and finished fourth in 2:07:56 hours. He finished the Amsterdam Marathon in thirteenth place in 2:13:50 hours.

In 2013, Dechasa finished second in the Seoul Marathon in 2:07:11 hours . In the following year he finished sixth in the Dubai Marathon in 2:07:13 hours and increased his best performance as the winner of the Hamburg Marathon to 2:06:43 hours. Since September 10, 2014 Dechasa has been allowed to start for Bahrain. In February 2015, he finished fourth in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07:20 hours. At the World Championships in Beijing at the end of August, he finished fifth in the marathon race in 2:14:36 hours.

Top performances

10 km road run : 27:42 min, February 26, 2012, Ostia
Half marathon : 59:51 min, February 26, 2012, Ostia
Marathon : 2:06:43 h, May 4th 2014, Hamburg

Web links

Shumi dechasa in the database of World Athletics (English)
Athlete portrait of Shumi Dechasa at Demadonna Athletic Promotions (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Kiplagat sizzles sub-1: 07 at Roma-Ostia Half ( English ) IAAF. February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
↑ 12,841 finishers in Germany's largest spring marathon . runnersworld.de. May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
↑ Heinig runs to the EM - Ethiopian Dechasa wins . NDR.de. May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
↑ Transfer of Allegiance - 2014 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter ( English , PDF; 203 kB) IAAF. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Dechasa, Shumi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dechasa, Leche Shumi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bahraini long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gimbicho

[1] Kiplagat sizzles sub-1: 07 at Roma-Ostia Half ( English ) IAAF. February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

[2] 12,841 finishers in Germany's largest spring marathon . runnersworld.de. May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

[3] Heinig runs to the EM - Ethiopian Dechasa wins . NDR.de. May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.

[4] Transfer of Allegiance - 2014 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter ( English , PDF; 203 kB) IAAF. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.