Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an
Ethiopian
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...
athlete.
He won gold in the
2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in
Aarhus.
In June 21 he shaved 27 seconds off his personal best in the
5000m
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 Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games and the World Championships in At ...
going from 13:25.74 to 12:58.28 as he finished third in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind
Nibret Melak and
Getnet Wale
Getnet Wale Bayabl (born 16 July 2000) is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished fourth at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, ...
and secured his place at the delayed
2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Personal bests
Outdoor
*
3000 metres – 7:49.23 (Oslo 2019)
*
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 ...
– 12:58.28 (Hengelo 2021)
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10000 metres – 27:00.24 (Hengelo 2022)
Road
*
10 kilometres
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– 27:47 (Dongio 2019)
*
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...
– 58:58 (København 2022)
References
2000 births
Living people
Ethiopian male long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Ethiopia
21st-century Ethiopian people
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