Meseret Mengistu

Meseret Mengistu
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Ethiopia
World Half Marathon Championships

Meseret Mengistu Biru (born 6 March 1990) is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner who competes mainly in road running events. She holds a personal best of 2:23:26 hours for the marathon. She represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2008 and 2010, winning a team silver medal at the latter edition.^[1] She was the 2015 winner of the Paris Marathon, improving her best by over six minutes in the process.^[2] She had her second win over the distance at the 2016 Beijing Marathon.^[3]

^ Meseret Mengistu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.
^ Korir gets biggest win of his career with Paris victory in 2:05:49. IAAF (2015-04-12). Retrieved on 2016-09-17.
^ Wu, Vincent (2016-09-17). Ayenew and Mengistu cruise to Beijing Marathon victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.

[1] Meseret Mengistu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.

[2] Korir gets biggest win of his career with Paris victory in 2:05:49. IAAF (2015-04-12). Retrieved on 2016-09-17.

[3] Wu, Vincent (2016-09-17). Ayenew and Mengistu cruise to Beijing Marathon victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.

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