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Herpasa Negasa Kitesa (born 11 September 1993) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. His personal best of 2:03:40 hours ranks him among the fastest of all time in the event. He did not compete in 2017, but gained representation from Italian agent Gianni Demadonna. Herpasa had a second outing at the Dubai Marathon in 2018, but again failed to reach the top ten. His two other marathon runs that year were more successful, with third place at the Warsaw Marathon and runner-up at the in a personal best of 2:09:14 (his first run under two hours and ten minutes).