Mulugeta Asefa Uma (born 12 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who has competed in events from the 1500 metres to the marathon. He is a Youth Olympic Games and World U18 Championships medallist, and a major marathon winner.
Early life and youth career Mulugeta Asefa Uma showed early promise in middle-distance running. He earned a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, with a time of 3:45.08. The following year, he secured another silver medal in the 1500m at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Cali, Colombia, clocking 3:41.10. He also competed in the African Youth Games, winning a silver medal in the 1500m in 2014.
Senior career Transitioning from his middle-distance success, Mulugeta Asefa Uma found significant triumph in long-distance road running. By September 2023, he demonstrated his growing prowess with a personal best of 46:01 in the 10 Miles Road event.
He won the 2024 Paris Marathon in 2024. In only his fourth attempt at the distance, Uma crossed the finish line first with a new personal best of 2:05:33. He then won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, completing the race in 2:07:05. He then finished fifth at the prestigious 2025 Tokyo Marathon, a World Marathon Major event, recording a time of 2:05:46.
Personal bests Marathon: 2:05:33 (Paris, 7 April 2024) 1500 metres: 3:41.10 (Cali, 18 July 2015) 10 Miles Road: 46:01 (Dam tot Damloop, 17 September 2023)
Achievements YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime2014Youth Olympic GamesNanjing2nd1500m3:45.082014African Youth GamesGaborone2nd1500m3:46.842015World U18 ChampionshipsCali2nd1500m3:41.102024Paris MarathonParis1stMarathon2:05:332024Toronto Waterfront MarathonToronto1stMarathon2:07:052025Tokyo MarathonTokyo5thMarathon2:05:46
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