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.
 Megertu in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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]
On 21 April 2024, she finished fourth in the London Marathon, in a new personal best of 2:16:34.[4]
On 1 December 2024, she won the Valencia Marathon in a time of 2:16:49.[5]
Personal bests
edit- Half marathon – 1:06:43 (Copenhagen 2019)
- Marathon – 2:16:34 (London 2024)
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.
- ^ "LONDON MARATHON 2024: ALL RESULTS AND TIMES AS WOMEN'S-ONLY WORLD RECORD BROKEN - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Valencia Marathon 2024: All top results and times - full list". Olympics.com.
External links
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