Meskerem Mamo Haile (born 13 April 1999) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She was the 2017 African U20 Championships gold medalist in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

, and she was the Ethiopian U20 record holder in the women's

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

from 2018 to 2023.

Biography

Meskerem's first international medal came at the 2017 African U20 Championships, where she won the title over 3000 m runner-up Sandra Chebet. The following year at the

2018 Diamond League The 2018 Diamond League was the ninth season of the Diamond League, annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is the second edition to feature the new champion ...

season opener in Doha, she ran a time of 8:33.63 for 3000 metres. It stood as an Ethiopian U20 record until it was broken by Aynadis Mebratu with a time of 8:30.99 in September 2023. Later that year she won the bronze medal at the

2018 African Championships in Athletics The 21st African Championships in Athletics was held in Asaba, Nigeria from 1 to 5 August 2018 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. It was the second time that Nigeria hosted this competition. 800 athletes from 52 African countries participated. Medal su ...

in the 5000 m. In 2018, Meskerem was selected as a finalist for the IAAF

World Athlete of the Year The World Athlete of the Year award is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in events within the sport of athletics (sport), athletics organised by World Athletics (formerly named IAAF), including track and field, cross country running ...

Rising Star award. She was one of two Ethiopians nominated for the award, which was won by

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. In 2019, Meskerem won the women's Northern Ireland International Cross Country race by less than a second. She out-sprinted

Hawi Feysa Hawi Feysa (born 1 February 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. At the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won the silver medal in the Junior women's race, finishing behind Letese ...

for the title to win by one metre, but both athletes were credited with a 26:10 final time.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamo, Meskerem 1999 births Ethiopian female middle-distance runners Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female cross country runners Living people African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)