Seifu Tura
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| Born | 19 June 1997 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Marathon: 2:04:29 (Milan 2021) |
Seifu Tura Abdiwak[a] (born 19 June 1997[2]) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
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Tura originally specialized in middle-distance running, having won the 3000 m event of the 2015 Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin, Poland, with a time of 7:56.22.[3][4]
In 2017, Tura debuted over the marathon distance at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon, taking second place with a time of 2:09:26.[1][5]
After achieving a time of 2:04:44 at the 2018 Dubai Marathon, Tura won the 2018 Milan Marathon with a time of 2:09:04, despite having an issue with cramps.[6][1] It was the runner's third attempt at the distance, five months after the first.[1]
Later that year, Tura also won the Shanghai Marathon, with a time of 2:09:18, a split second ahead of compatriot Tsegaye Mekonnen.[7][8][9] This also marked the first time both winners of the Shanghai Marathon were from Ethiopia, as Ethiopian Yebrgual Melese had also won the race, setting a course record in the process.[7]
In 2021, Tura set a marathon personal best of 2:04:29 with a fourth-place finish in Milan.[10][2] Months later, Tura won the 2021 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:06:12.[11][10]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d https://archive.is/20211011050943/https://worldathletics.org/news/report/tura-kabuu-win-milan-marathon
- ^ a b https://archive.is/20210526153120/https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7160090
- ^ https://archive.is/20211011042845/https://more.arrs.run/runner/41443
- ^ https://archive.is/20211011050526/https://more.arrs.run/race/211260
- ^ https://archive.is/20210915034319/https://aims-worldrunning.org/results/archive/2017.html
- ^ https://archive.is/20201223210156/https://dubai.mikatiming.de/2018/?pid=leaderboard
- ^ a b https://archive.is/20211011063622/https://worldathletics.org/news/report/shanghai-kobe-boulogne-billancourt-half-marat
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20211011061302if_/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6503/CompetitionResults6503.pdf
- ^ https://archive.is/20211011040047/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/seifu-tura-14679817
- ^ a b https://archive.is/20211011041421/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/chicago-marathon-2021-tura-chepngetich
- ^ https://archive.is/20211011040042/https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-sports-africa-kenya-galen-rupp-bfe7259ea68f286a04680d2e086438c4