Kuma Girma

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Kuma Girma
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-distance running, Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m:3:36.60 (Rabat, 2024)
3000m: 7:31.78 (Metz, 2025)
5000m: 12:46.41 (Oslo, 2025)
5km road 12:58 (Al Khobar, 2024) AU20R
10km road: 26:58 (Castellón, 2025)

Kuma Girma (born 24 November 2005) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. He is the African under-20 record holder over 5km on the road. [1]

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Career

He was a member of the silver medal-winning Ethiopian team at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships U20 race, finishing 13th individually. [2] He followed that up by placing third in Jakob Ingebrigtsen's two-mile world record race at the 2023 Meeting de Paris in a time of 8:10.34. [3] He set a 5000 m personal best of 13:03.37 at the 2023 Athletissima in Switzerland, to finish seventh overall. [4]

In March 2024, he finished fourth at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana. [5] In November 2024, he was runner-up to Jimmy Gressier at the Cross International d'Allonnes in France. [6] In December 2024, he was runner-up to Hagos Gebrhiwet in the 5km race at the Al Sharqiyah International, a World Athletics Elite Label event, in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The time set a new African under-20 record. [7]

On 8 February 2025, Girma won the men's 3000m in 7:31.78 at the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor – a World Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Metz, France. [8] He finished runner-up over 5000 metres at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event, in a personal best time of 12:50.69, finishing narrowly behind the event winner Berihu Aregawi (12:50.45). [9] [10] He ran a 5000 metres personal best of 12:46.41 at the 2025 Bislett Games, part of the 2025 Diamond League, on 12 June 2025. [11] He was runner-up in the 5000 metres at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event in Stockholm, part of the 2025 Diamond League. [12]

In September 2025, he competed over 5000 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but was unable to complete the race. [13]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow runner Lamecha Girma. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kuma Girma". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Nichols, Lee. "World Junior XC — Bronze Medals For Both U.S. Teams". Track & Field News. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Norma, Julio y (10 June 2023). "Girma prendió 'Lamecha' para el récord mundial de los 3.000 obstáculos". Running Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Hollobaugh, Jeff. "Lausanne DL — Aregawi Takes Intense 5000". Track & Field News. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "African Games". World Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Gressier makes a triumphant return with victory in Allonnes". European Athletics. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gebrhiwet and Alemayo win 5km clashes in Al Khobar". The Reporter Ethiopia. December 21, 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Duguma and Hess fly to world leads in Metz". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Yangtze River Delta Athletics Diamond Gala". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tinch and Duplantis fly in Shanghai/Keqiao". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Crumley, Euan (12 June 2025). "BEING "BRAVE" TAKES GEORGE MILLS TO BRITISH 5000M RECORD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.28m in Stockholm". World Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Vaselyne, John (February 15, 2025). "Yomif Kejelcha eyes World 10km Record in Spain". Athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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