Milkesa Mengesha

Milkesa Mengesha

Mengesha at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha
Born	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Events	3000 metres 5000 metres 10000 metres

Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. ^[1]

Career

Mengesha won gold in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in Aarhus. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

In September 2024, he won the Berlin Marathon with a personal record time of 2:03:17. ^{[4] [5]}

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) ^[4]

References

1. "Milkesa MENGESHA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
2. "Junior gold for Milkesa Mengesha at World Cross". March 30, 2019.
3. "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
4. "Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema seal Ethiopia double at Berlin Marathon". The Guardian. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. "Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema of Ethiopia win 50th edition of Berlin Marathon races". AP News. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-03.