Merhawi Kesete (born 1 January 1986) is an Eritrean

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. He did not finish. In 2015, he won the

Hamburg Half Marathon The Hamburg Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Hamburg, Germany. It is currently sponsored by . History The race was first run in 1995 in Hamburg Stadtpark and was named the Hamburg-Mannheimer Cup. In 2003, the course was cha ...

and he set a new course record with a time of 1:00:52. In 2015, he also won the

Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon The Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in September in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. Known as the ''Mattoni Ústí Half Marathon'', it is a part of RunCzech running circuit. The course winds throug ...

held in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.

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* Living people 1986 births Place of birth missing (living people) Eritrean male long-distance runners Eritrean male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Eritrea 21st-century Eritrean people {{Eritrea-athletics-bio-stub