Kumeshi Shichala Deressa

Kumeshi has made big improvements in her marathon performances in the last two years, running her fastest ever at her most recent attempt at the distance and winning the Kosice title into the bargain with 2:26:01 on October 6, 2019.

Success in Slovakia at Europe’s oldest marathon marked a steady rise for the 24-year-old Ethiopian. Earlier in the same year she finished third in the Latvian capital of Riga with 2:29:44. Kumeshi sharpened her speed at the shorter distances as well last year, running 71:19 for third place in the Kiev half marathon although her best at the distance goes back to 2014 and the Czech city of Karlovy Vary (70:56).

In her marathon career her times were hovering around the 2:30 mark until first Riga on May 19 last year when she broke 2:30 for the first time and then came further improvement plus victory in Kosice.

Age

24

Country

Ethiopia

Best Time

2:26:01

(1st, Kosice, 2019)