Milkesa_Mengesha

Milkesa Mengesha

Milkesa Mengesha

Ethiopian athlete

Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian athlete.[1]

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He won gold in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in Aarhus.[2]

In June 21 he shaved 27 seconds off his personal best in the 5000m going from 13:25.74 to 12:58.28 as he finished third in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Nibret Melak and Getnet Wale and secured his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Road

References

  1. [1]
    "Milkesa MENGESHA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. [2]
    "Junior gold for Milkesa Mengesha at World Cross". March 30, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.


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