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

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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) * 10000 metres – 27:00.24 (Hengelo 2022) Road *

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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 {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub