Meskerem Mamo
Personal information
Full nameMeskerem Mamo Haile
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000 metres, 3000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Tlemcen5000 m
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Asaba5000 m

Meskerem Mamo Haile (born 13 April 1999) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She was the 2017 African U20 Championships gold medalist in the 5000 metres, and she was the Ethiopian U20 record holder in the women's 3000 metres from 2018 to 2023.

Biography

Meskerem's first international medal came at the 2017 African U20 Championships, where she won the title over 3000 m runner-up Sandra Chebet.[2]

The following year at the 2018 Diamond League season opener in Doha, she ran a time of 8:33.63 for 3000 metres. It stood as an Ethiopian U20 record until it was broken by Aynadis Mebratu with a time of 8:30.99 in September 2023. Later that year she won the bronze medal at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m.

In 2018, Meskerem was selected as a finalist for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year Rising Star award. She was one of two Ethiopians nominated for the award, which was won by Sydney McLaughlin.[3]

In 2019, Meskerem won the women's Northern Ireland International Cross Country race by less than a second. She out-sprinted Hawi Feysa for the title to win by one metre, but both athletes were credited with a 26:10 final time.[4][5]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
3000 metres8:33.63 NU20RDoha Diamond LeagueDoha, Qatar4 May 2018
5000 metres14:36.89Ethiopian Olympic TrialsHengelo, Netherlands8 June 2021

References

  1. ↑ Meskerem Mamo at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ↑ "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Two Ethiopian Athletes among Finalists for 2018 Female Rising Star Award". Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Birhanu Balew and Meskerem Mamo win NI International Cross Country". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "NI International Cross Country: Bahrain's Balew and Ethiopia's Mamo earn wins". BBC. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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