Shitaye Gemechu (born 17 June 1980) is an Ethiopian

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, who specializes in

marathon race The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

s. Shitaye was the women's winner of the

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for the years 2004 - 2006. She won the 2007 edition of the Treviso Marathon. Shitaye first came to prominence with a win at the 2001

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. She went on to represent Ethiopia in the marathon at the

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four times consecutively from 2001 to 2007. Her best finish was seventh at the 2001 edition. She was banned for two years in 2009 after failing a test for

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(EPO) at a race in Luxembourg. She returned to competition in 2011 and placed fourth at the Turin Marathon. At the 2012

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she was runner-up to Misiker Demissie, crossing the line in a time of 2:31:44 hours in spite of a toe injury. She was runner-up to

Ashu Kasim Ashu Kasim Rabo (born 20 October 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon and marathon events. Her personal bests are 68:56 minutes and 2:23:09 hours, respectively. She has won the Istanbul Marathon (2010) a ...

at the

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in June 2013. Her husband, Asnake Fekadu, is also a marathon runner.Zorzi, Alberto (2007-03-26)
Course records fall in Treviso
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.

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Personal bests

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

- 1:10:46 hrs (2003) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

- 2:26:15 hrs (2002)

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* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Gemechu, Shitaye 1980 births Living people Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners Doping cases in athletics 20th-century Ethiopian women 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian sportswomen

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