Meselech Melkamu (born 19 April 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She defeated Meseret Defar to win the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2008 African Athletics Championships, but she is better known for her 29:53.80 run over 10,000 metres in 2009, which until August 2016 ranked her second on the all-time list behind world record holder Wang Junxia. She is one of seven women in history to break the 30-minute barrier and one of four Ethiopians to accomplish the feat.[1][2]
Melkamu was born in Debre Marqos. Since 2012, she has competed in road races. She won the 2012 Frankfurt Marathon in a course record and personal best of 2:21:01 hours.
^Women's 10,000 all-time list, 28 June 2017, accessed 5 July 2017
^"Melkamu stuns with 29:53.80 run in Utrecht". International Association of Athletics Federations. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
MeselechMelkamu (born 19 April 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She defeated Meseret Defar to win the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2008 African...
Trials in Hengelo, Netherlands with the fastest time (30:07.00) since MeselechMelkamu's 29:53.8 finish time in June 2009, the seventh fastest time ever, and...
8:28:82 (1998). Hellen Obiri also ran 8:29.46 (2017), 8:29.99 (2014). MeselechMelkamu also ran 8:29.48 (2008). Laura Muir also ran 8:29.76 (2024). Hirut...
Chepkwemoi Masai of Kenya won gold in the women's 10,000m in 30:51.24, MeselechMelkamu of Ethiopia won silver and the bronze medal went to Wude Ayalew of...
Ethiopian – Kenenisa Bekele with his 27:49-minute run in 2012 and MeselechMelkamu with her record of 31:41 set in 2006. The 2023 edition was marred in...
Augusto Portugal 2:25:30 31 2016.04.17 Tesfaye Abera Ethiopia 2:06:58 MeselechMelkamu Ethiopia 2:21:54 30 2015.04.26 Lucas Rotich Kenya 2:07:17 Meseret...
the course, including Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Zersenay Tadese, MeselechMelkamu and Linet Masai. The meeting tends to be dominated by runners from...
Championships in Athletics, Defar was defeated in the 5000 m by compatriot MeselechMelkamu. At the 2008 Bislett Games, Defar's 5000 m world record was broken...
Play Committee. She had lent a pair of running shoes to competitor MeselechMelkamu just moments before the beginning of the 10,000 metres final at the...
Chebet rendered Masai the silver medallist for a second year running. MeselechMelkamu of Ethiopia won the fourth World Cross Country bronze of her career...
Women's Short Course race, IAAF, March 21, 2004, retrieved November 1, 2013 Melkamu leads Ethiopian sweep of medals - Junior Women's race, IAAF, March 20,...
sixth and helped the Ethiopian women to the team silve medal alongside MeselechMelkamu. She did not make the World Championships team, but was selected for...
cross country as she came second at the Ethiopian championship behind MeselechMelkamu. At the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Poland in March...
specialist Vivian Cheruiyot. Four-time long race bronze medallist MeselechMelkamu led the Ethiopian team, which included Genzebe Dibaba (sister of past...
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