Shura Kitata Tola


Shura Kitata Tola or Tola Shura Kitata and also simply known as Shura Kitata is an Ethiopian male marathon runner. He has represented Ethiopia in several World Marathon Majors including the 2018 London Marathon where he finished on second place losing the gold medal to Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.
His memorable performances include the 2017 Rome Marathon and 2017 Frankfurt Marathon title victories, where he finished respectively with the times 2:07:30 and 2:05:50.
Kitata Tola finished second in the 2018 New York City Marathon behind Lelisa Desisa with a time of 2:06:01.