Career
Mesfin began drawing attention in the early 2020s with strong results in road races. In 2022, she set a personal best of 31:23 in the 10K road race. [1] Later that year, she made her marathon debut at the Valencia Marathon, finishing sixth in 2:18:47. [2] [3]
In 2023, she recorded a half marathon personal best of 1:06:31 at the Lisbon Half Marathon, where she finished fourth. [4] She went on to place second at the Hamburg Marathon in 2:20:18, leading much of the race before being overtaken late. [5] [6] [7]
She capped the year with a fifth-place finish at the Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:22:05.
In 2024, Mesfin placed ninth at the Boston Marathon in 2:24:58. She later returned to Valencia, where she improved her personal best to 2:18:35, finishing third. [8] [9]
She also placed third at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, finishing in 1:09:42. [10]
In February 2025, Mesfin won the senior women’s title at the Jan Meda International Cross Country Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s premier national cross country meet. [11] [12]
She continued her form at the 2025 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing fourth in 2:22:27. [13] [14]
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