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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Abera KUMA

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    31 AUG 1990     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14181547
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Abera Kuma (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Marathon 77 1261
Men's Overall Ranking 296 1261

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 21 for 9 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 87 for 1 week
Men's Road Running 120 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:48.73 Nijmegen (NED) 29 MAY 2009 992
3000 Metres 7:40.85 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 11 MAY 2012 1171
5000 Metres 13:00.15 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011 1209
10,000 Metres 26:52.85 Sollentuna (SWE) 27 JUN 2013 1238
10 Kilometres 27:52 Tilburg (NED) 05 SEP 2010 1154
15 Kilometres 42:01 Nijmegen (NED) 21 NOV 2010 1190
10 Miles Road 45:31 Schortens (GER) 21 AUG 2010 1175
10 Miles Road 45:28 * Amsterdam (NED) 23 SEP 2012 1165
20 Kilometres 1:00:30 Cassis (FRA) 28 OCT 2018 1031
Half Marathon 1:00:19 Birmingham (GBR) 21 OCT 2012 1179
Marathon 2:05:50 Rotterdam (NED) 08 APR 2018 1237

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:39.09 Stockholm (SWE) 23 FEB 2012 1207

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:09:15 Mumbai (IND) 19 JAN 2020 1175

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009 3:48.73 Nijmegen (NED) 29 MAY 2009

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 7:40.85 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 11 MAY 2012
2010 7:51.21 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 30 MAY 2010
2007 8:16.08 Ostrava (CZE) 12 JUL 2007

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 13:09.32 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 07 JUN 2012
2011 13:00.15 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011
2010 13:07.83 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 10 JUN 2010
2009 13:29.40 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009
2007 14:21.0h Addis Abeba (ETH) 02 MAY 2007

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2013 26:52.85 Sollentuna (SWE) 27 JUN 2013
2012 27:18.39 Liège (BEL) 05 JUL 2012
2011 27:22.54 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 03 JUN 2011

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 28:33 Appingedam (NED) 24 JUN 2017
2015 30:21 Addis Abeba (ETH) 22 NOV 2015
2013 28:18 New York, NY (USA) 11 MAY 2013
2011 28:10 Rennes (FRA) 09 OCT 2011
2010 27:52 Tilburg (NED) 05 SEP 2010
2009 28:37 Addis Abeba (ETH) 22 NOV 2009
2008 29:37 Addis Abeba (ETH) 23 NOV 2008

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2014 42:18 Nijmegen (NED) 16 NOV 2014
2012 43:05 Nijmegen (NED) 18 NOV 2012
2010 42:01 Nijmegen (NED) 21 NOV 2010

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2016 47:56 Tilburg (NED) 04 SEP 2016
2010 45:31 Schortens (GER) 21 AUG 2010

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 1:00:30 Cassis (FRA) 28 OCT 2018

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:00:41 Azpeitia (ESP) 30 MAR 2019
2017 1:05:25 Paris (FRA) 05 MAR 2017
2016 1:08:40 Egmond aan Zee (NED) 10 JAN 2016
2015 1:01:07 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 13 FEB 2015
2013 1:01:09 Lisboa (POR) 24 MAR 2013
2012 1:00:19 Birmingham (GBR) 21 OCT 2012

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 2:09:15 Mumbai (IND) 19 JAN 2020
2019 2:08:14 Ottawa (CAN) 26 MAY 2019
2018 2:05:50 Rotterdam (NED) 08 APR 2018
2017 2:06:44 Valencia (ESP) 19 NOV 2017
2016 2:07:48 Amsterdam (NED) 16 OCT 2016
2015 2:06:47 Rotterdam (NED) 12 APR 2015
2014 2:05:56 Berlin (GER) 28 SEP 2014

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011/12 7:39.09 Stockholm (SWE) 23 FEB 2012

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 10,000 Metres 27:25.27 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 10 AUG 2013
5. 5000 Metres 13:25.50 DS, Daegu (KOR) 04 SEP 2011

Honours - African U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:42.53 Bambous (MRI) 30 JUL 2009

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:40.0h Addis Abeba (ETH) 08 MAY 2011
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
19 JAN 2020 Tata Mumbai Marathon, Mumbai INDIND GL F 7. 2:09:15

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