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Shumi Dechasa (born 28 May 1989) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, where he finished 5th.

In 2017 Shumi was 8th in the Stockholm Marathon in 2:15:35 and came 15th in 2:15:08 at the London 2017 World Championships in Athletics men's marathon. The race was won by Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui. In 2019 Shumi was 2nd at the Geneva Marathon in 2:09:55, just ten seconds back from the race winner Bernard Too. Shumi won the 2021 Geneva Marathon, in a time of 2:06:59.

References

1. "Shumi Dechasa". IAAF. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
2. "Final Results".
3. "Marathon Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017". www.worldathletics.org.
4. "Results 2019: Harmony Genève Marathon for Unicef". marathons.ahotu.com. 13 May 2019.
5. "Shumi DECHASA | Profile". worldathletics.org.

External links

• Shumi Dechasa at World Athletics

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