Milkesa Mengesha
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Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/milkesa-mengesha-14805798|title=Milkesa MENGESHA | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
Career
Mengesha won gold in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in Aarhus.{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/junior-gold-for-milkesa-mengesha-at-world-cross-1039921802/|title=Junior gold for Milkesa Mengesha at World Cross|date=March 30, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/06/2021-ethiopian-olympic-trials-wins-for-getnet-wale-selemon-barega-in-new-events-as-new-contenders-emerge-fast-times-abound/|title=2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge|date=June 8, 2021|website=LetsRun.com}}
In September 2024, he won the Berlin Marathon with a personal record time of 2:03:17.{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=30 September 2024|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/29/milkesa-mengesha-tigist-ketema-ethiopia-double-berlin-marathon-athletics|title= Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema seal Ethiopia double at Berlin Marathon|date=29 September 2024}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema of Ethiopia win 50th edition of Berlin Marathon races |url=https://apnews.com/article/berlin-marathon-winners-506369c70fb743070e93da049f7aedb3 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 3000 metres – 7:49.23 (Oslo 2019)
- 5000 metres – 12:58.28 (Hengelo 2021)
- 10000 metres – 27:00.24 (Hengelo 2022)
Road
- 10 kilometres – 27:47 (Dongio 2019)
- Half marathon – 58:58 (København 2022)
- Marathon - 2:03:17 (Berlin, 2024)
References
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Category:Ethiopian male long-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia
Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen
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