Kindie Derseh Kassie

Derseh Kindie (born Kindie Derseh Kassie - Amharic ኪንዴ ደርሰህ ካሲዬ - on 4 February 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in the marathon and half marathon. He has achieved victories in various international races and gained significant recognition for leading the early charge alongside Eliud Kipchoge at the 2023 Berlin Marathon. His personal best time of 2:05:49 was set at the 2023 Valencia Marathon.

Career Early career Kindie Derseh has a personal best in the half marathon of 59:18, achieved in 2022.

He stayed in the lead through half-way into the race, becoming the only runner not to have been dropped by Kipchoge. Though he stayed in contention for most of the race, Kipchoge eventually passed him. About one minute later, he dropped out around into the competition and did not finish. Derseh was said to have challenged Kipchoge almost all the way until that time.

Later career His marathon personal best of 2:05:49 was set at the Valencia Marathon in December 2023, where he finished 12th in a highly competitive field.

Subsequently, Kindie's strong second-place finish at the 2022 Cape Town Marathon also garnered substantial attention from multiple South African news sources, including Runner's World South Africa, IOL Cape Times, News24, and The Citizen.