Milkesa Mengesha

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Milkesa Mengesha
Personal information
Born (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 21)
Sport
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Event(s)

Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian athlete.[1]

He won gold in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in Aarhus.[2]

In June 21 he shaved 27 seconds off his personal best in the 5000m going from 13:25.74 to 12:58.28 as he finished third in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Nibret Melak and Getnet Wale and secured his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

  • 3000 metres – 7:49.23 (Oslo 2019)
  • 5000 metres – 12:58.28 (Hengelo 2021)
  • 10000 metres – 27:51.89 (Hengelo 2019)

Road

  • 10 kilometres – 27:47 (Dongio 2019)
  • Half marathon – 1:01:46 (København 2019)

References[]

  1. ^ "Milkesa MENGESHA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Junior gold for Milkesa Mengesha at World Cross". March 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
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