Alemu Megertu (born 12 October 1997[1]) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She finished third and second at the 2022 and 2023 London Marathon respectively. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1997 Midakegn, Oromia, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2019, Alemu Megertu won the women's race at the Rome Marathon held in Italy. She also set a new course record of 2:22:52.
In 2020, she finished in fifth place in the women's race at the 2020 London Marathon in United Kingdom.[2]
In February 2022, she won the Zurich Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain in a course record and personal best time of 2:18:51.[1] Megertu secured her first medal at a World Marathon Major at the 2022 London Marathon in October, with a bronze in a new lifetime best of 2:18:32.[3]
Personal bests
edit- Half marathon – 1:06:43 (Copenhagen 2019)
- Marathon – 2:18:32 (London 2022)
References
edit- ^ a b "Alemu MEGERTU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (4 October 2020). "Shock defeat for Kipchoge as Kitata and Kosgei claim London Marathon titles". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (2022-10-02). "Yalemzerf Yehualaw makes a name for herself in London". AW. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
External links
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