Shura Kitata

Career
Shura Kitata
Shura Kitata at the Frankfurt Marathon 2017
Full name	Tola Shura Kitata
nation	Ethiopia Ethiopia
birthday	9th June 1996 (age 24)
place of birth	Ethiopia
Best performance	59:47 min (half marathon) 2:04:49 h (marathon)
status	active
last change: January 21, 2020

Tola Shura Kitata (born June 9, 1996 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner .

Career

At the Shanghai Marathon in November 2015, Shura Kitata achieved third place in its premiere over the 42.195 km in 2:08:53 h. Two months later he finished second in the Xiamen Marathon 2016 in 2:10:20 h . Later in the year, he finished second in the Ottawa Marathon and second in the Istanbul Marathon .

In 2017, a third place in Xiamen was followed by a victory in the Rome Marathon in 2:07:28 h, where he missed the course record by a few seconds. In autumn he finished eighth in the Copenhagen half marathon and triumphed in 2:05:50 h in the Frankfurt marathon .

He started the 2018 season with a fourth place in the half marathon competition of the Houston Marathon . At the London Marathon , only Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge was beaten in a top-class field . At the end of the season he finished second in the New York City Marathon in 2:06:01 h, just two seconds behind his compatriot Lelisa Desisa .

He opened the 2019 season in January with a win in the half marathon race in the Houston Marathon.

Personal bests

Half marathon : 59:47 min, January 19, 2020, Houston
Marathon : 2:04:49 h, April 22, 2018, London

Web links

Shura Kitata in the database of World Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Jon Mulkeen: Kitata clocks second-fastest time in Rome while Tusa RETAIN title. In: iaaf.org. April 2, 2017, accessed January 21, 2019 .
↑ Cheruiyot and Kitata dominate at Frankfurt Marathon. In: iaaf.org. October 27, 2017, accessed January 21, 2019 .
^ Cathal Dennehy: Keitany and Desisa finish strongly to take New York City Marathon titles. In: iaaf.org. November 4, 2018, accessed January 21, 2019 .
^ Road round-up: Kosgei sets North American all-comers' record at Houston Half, Alemu and Lagat triumph in Mumbai. In: iaaf.org. January 20, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kitata, Shura
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kitata, Tola Shura
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ethiopian long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH	June 9, 1996

[1] Jon Mulkeen: Kitata clocks second-fastest time in Rome while Tusa RETAIN title. In: iaaf.org. April 2, 2017, accessed January 21, 2019 .

[2] Cheruiyot and Kitata dominate at Frankfurt Marathon. In: iaaf.org. October 27, 2017, accessed January 21, 2019 .

[3] Cathal Dennehy: Keitany and Desisa finish strongly to take New York City Marathon titles. In: iaaf.org. November 4, 2018, accessed January 21, 2019 .

[4] Road round-up: Kosgei sets North American all-comers' record at Houston Half, Alemu and Lagat triumph in Mumbai. In: iaaf.org. January 20, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .