Sutume Kebede

Sutume Asefa Kebede is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia.

The first performance of Kebede that was recorded by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians is her victory at the 15K race at the Kerzerslauf [de] in Kerzers, Switzerland, on 21 March 2015, which she finished with a time of 50:34.6.

[2][11][12] Later in 2015 she won six races on six consecutive weekends,[a] including the 10K event at the Paderborn Osterlauf [de] in Paderborn, Germany, on 4 April with a time of 31:47,[2][14][12][b], the Lago Maggiore Half Marathon [it] by Lake Maggiore in Italy, on 19 April with a time of 1:09:07,[2][15] and the 25 Berlin, a 25K in Berlin, Germany, on 10 May with a time of 1:21:55.

[2][16][8] Her performance in the 25 Berlin was also an Ethiopian record at the time.

[16] In January 2024 she became the fastest runner of any women’s half marathon located in America, by winning the 2024 Houston Half Marathon with a time of 1:04.37.