Meseret Abebayahau

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Meseret Abebayahau
Personal information
Birth nameMeseret Abebayehu Alemu
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1998-06-28) June 28, 1998 (age 27)
Ethiopia
Occupation Long-distance runner
Years active2022–present
Sport
CountryFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon, Half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Marathon: 2:19:50 (Amsterdam, 2023)
  • Half Marathon: 1:09:59 (Ghent, 2024)

Meseret Abebayehu Alemu (born 28 June 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She is a winner of multiple international marathons and has achieved a personal best time under 2:20.

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Career

Abebayehu won the 2022 Yellow River Estuary Marathon in China with a time of 2:27:53. [1] Later that year, she made a significant improvement at the Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon, finishing second in 2:25:18, more than five minutes faster than her previous best. [2]

In 2023, she claimed another major title at the Xiamen Marathon, crossing the line first in 2:24:42. [3] Later that year, she achieved a career milestone at the Amsterdam Marathon. Competing in a world-class field, she secured a second-place finish and shattered the 2:20 barrier for the first time, setting a new personal best of 2:19:50. [2]

Abebayehu continued to show her versatility in 2024, improving her half marathon personal best to 1:09:59. She also finished seventh at the Tokyo Marathon, a World Marathon Major.

Personal bests

Major results

YearCompetitionLocationPositionTime
2022Yellow River Estuary MarathonDongying, China1st2:27:53
2022Rock 'n' Roll Madrid MarathonMadrid, Spain2nd2:25:18
2023 Xiamen Marathon Xiamen, China1st2:24:42
2023 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands2nd2:19:50
2024 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan7th2:23:08

References

  1. ↑ "Kiplagat and Abebayehu triumph at Yellow River Estuary Marathon". Daily Sport. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meseret ABEBAYEHU – World Athletics profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kebebe and Dibaba lead fields for Xiamen Marathon". World Athletics. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025. In the women's race, defending champion Meseret Abebayehu of Ethiopia returns.
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