Milkesa Mengesha
Ethiopian athlete
- 3000 metres
- 5000 metres
- 10000 metres
Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian athlete.[1]
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
- 3000 metres – 7:49.23 (Oslo 2019)
- 5000 metres – 12:58.28 (Hengelo 2021)
- 10000 metres – 27:00.24 (Hengelo 2022)
Road
- 10 kilometres – 27:47 (Dongio 2019)
- Half marathon – 58:58 (København 2022)
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