Abera Kuma
Abera Kuma during the 2010 Asics Dutch 10K Championships
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31 August 1990 Ambo, Ethiopia |
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Abera Kuma Lema (born 31 August 1990) is an Ethiopian long distance runner, who competes in track, cross country and road running events. An African junior champion over 5000 m, he won his first senior international medal (a team bronze) at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
He was disqualified at the 2011 event for fighting with Eritrea's Samuel Tsegay. Later that year he won the 5000 m national title and was fifth at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best in the event is 13:00.15 minutes.
Born in Ambo, Ethiopia, Kuma made his international debut at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, coming fifth in the 3000 m. He came fourth in the 5000 m at the 2009 senior national championships and won the gold medal at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships. He ran a personal best for the distance at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels that September, clocking a time of 13:29.40 minutes. He came second at Great Ethiopian Run 10K in Addis Ababa, finishing behind Tilahun Regassa, and was also the runner-up at the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels that year.
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