Milkesa Mengesha
Mengesha at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha |
| Born | 16 April 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Events | |
Medal record | |
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, ahead of 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] In November 2025, he won the Shanghai Marathon in 2:06:25.[6]
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
- ^ "Milkesa MENGESHA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Junior gold for Milkesa Mengesha at World Cross". March 30, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema seal Ethiopia double at Berlin Marathon". The Guardian. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema of Ethiopia win 50th edition of Berlin Marathon races". AP News. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Kosgei sets Chinese all-comers' record of 2:16:36 at Shanghai Marathon". World Athletics. 30 Nov 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.