Endeshaw Negesse

Endeshaw Negesse Shumi (born 13 March 1988) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

A half marathon debut followed in February 2012 and he made the top ten of the race in Barcelona.

[4] He quickly established himself among the world's fastest runners for the distance with a performance of 2:04:52 hours at the Dubai Marathon.

[9] He took a high profile win at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon, beating the reigning Olympic and world champion Stephen Kiprotich among others, and recorded the second-fastest time of his career at 2:06:00 hours.

[10][11] He was selected for the Ethiopian squad for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics as a result.