Abera Kuma
Biography
Abera Kuma is an Ethiopian distance runner with major championship results on the track and podium finishes in the marathon. He finished fifth in the 5000m at the 2011 World Championships and fifth in the 10,000m at the 2013 edition. Kuma placed third in the 2014 Berlin Marathon in 2:05:56 and later set his marathon best of 2:05:50 in Rotterdam in April 2018. His track bests include 13:00.15 for 5000m and 26:52.85 for 10,000m. He also won the African under-20 5000m title in 2009.
Abera Kuma's published record includes performances from 2007 to 2025 in 5000 Metres, Marathon, 3000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road, 1500 Metres, Cross Country Senior Race. Selected recorded events include Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa (2007; source checked); Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok - Official Bangkok Capital City Marathon (2025; source checked); Ostrava IAAF World Youth Championships, Ostrava (2007; source checked).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
50 finishes completed
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10 marathons completed
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First recorded half marathon
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25 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
Raced in 17 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Next milestones
100 finishes
26 more finishes needed
74 of 100 recorded
20 marathons
4 more marathons needed
16 of 20 recorded
50 different countries
24 more different countries needed
26 of 50 recorded
Career highlights
Abera Kuma's published record includes performances from 2007 to 2025 in 5000 Metres, Marathon, 3000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road, 1500 Metres, Cross Country Senior Race.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa
2007 · 5000 Metres
Source checkedAmazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok - Official Bangkok Capital City Marathon
2025 · Marathon
Source checkedOstrava IAAF World Youth Championships, Ostrava
2007 · 3000 Metres
Source checkedAddis Abeba Great Ethiopian Run, Addis Ababa
2008 · 10 Kilometres Road
Source checkedNijmegen Global Athletics, Nijmegen
2009 · 1500 Metres
Source checked38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz
2010 · Cross Country Senior Race
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 11–15 of 79 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 28 Oct 2018 | Completed event · Silver · 2nd · Overall · Marseille-Cassis 20 km, Cassis | Running | 20KRoad | Cassis (FRA) | 1:00:30VerifiedTiming unknown | 2 | — |
| Sun, 16 Sept 2018 | Berlin Marathon, BerlinMajor marathon · final | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | Berlin (GER) | DNFVerified | — | — |
| Sun, 8 Apr 2018 | Completed event · Silver · 2nd · Overall · Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | Rotterdam (NED) | 2:05:50VerifiedTiming unknown | 2 | — |
| Sun, 4 Mar 2018 | Completed event · Finisher · Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon, Otsu | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | Otsu (JPN) | 2:09:31VerifiedTiming unknown | 5 | — |
| Sun, 19 Nov 2017 | Completed event · Finisher · Valencia Marathon, Valencia | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | Valencia (ESP) | 2:06:44VerifiedTiming unknown | 4 | — |
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