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Shura Kitata

1996 - Today

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Shura Kitata Tola (born 9 June 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and half-marathon. He has raced in several World Marathon Majors, including the 2020 London Marathon, where he won the race in a time of 2:05:41, beating Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, and the 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place behind him. His other best performances include the 2017 Rome Marathon and 2017 Frankfurt Marathon victories and second places at the 2018 and 2022 New York City Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shura Kitata has received more than 68,067 page views. His biography is available in 8 different languages on Wikipedia. Shura Kitata is the 10,005th most popular athlete, the 20,767th most popular biography from United States and the 1,077th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 68k

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  • 19.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 8

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Shura Kitata ranks 10,005 out of 6,025Before him are Tri Bourne, Rowan McKellar, Marc Leishman, Laura Ilie, Anna Baranchuk, and Sokhna Lacoste. After him are Shao Yaqi, Caeli McKay, Ashleigh Buhai, Ellen Roberts, Georgiana Dedu, and Vasileia Karachaliou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Shura Kitata ranks 1,357Before him are Gayle Broughton, Daniel Jervis, Mazen Al-Yassin, Zhang Dong, Lin Junmin, and Karissa Schweizer. After him are Shao Yaqi, Georgiana Dedu, Vasileia Karachaliou, Quah Zheng Wen, Jonathan Atsu, and Mikita Sviryd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shura Kitata ranks 20,767 out of 20,380Before him are Anja Osterman (1993), Randolph Ross (2001), Gia Doonan (1994), Joanna Pawlak (1991), Tri Bourne (1989), and Zack Weiss (1992). After him are Shao Yaqi (1996), Ellen Roberts (1959), Vasileia Karachaliou (1996), Trevor Bassitt (1998), Jamie Neushul (1995), and Cameron Burrell (1994).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Shura Kitata ranks 1,077Before him are Khalifa St. Fort (1998), Anja Osterman (1993), Randolph Ross (2001), Gia Doonan (1994), Joanna Pawlak (1991), and Tri Bourne (1989). After him are Shao Yaqi (1996), Ellen Roberts (1959), Vasileia Karachaliou (1996), Trevor Bassitt (1998), Jamie Neushul (1995), and Cameron Burrell (1994).