Alemu Megertu
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Alemu Megertu (born 12 October 1997[1]) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She finished third and second at the 2022 and 2023 London Marathon respectively.
Career
In 2019, Alemu Megertu won the women's race at the Rome Marathon held in Italy. She also set a new course record of 2:22:52.
In 2020, she finished in fifth place in the women's race at the 2020 London Marathon in United Kingdom.[2]
In February 2022, she won the Zurich Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain in a course record and personal best time of 2:18:51.[1] Megertu secured her first medal at a World Marathon Major at the 2022 London Marathon in October, with a bronze in a new lifetime best of 2:18:32.[3]
Personal bests
- Half marathon – 1:06:43 (Copenhagen 2019)
- Marathon – 2:18:32 (London 2022)
References
- ^ a b "Alemu MEGERTU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (4 October 2020). "Shock defeat for Kipchoge as Kitata and Kosgei claim London Marathon titles". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (2022-10-02). "Yalemzerf Yehualaw makes a name for herself in London". AW. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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