Asefa Mengstu

Asefa Mengstu (born January 22, 1988)^[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions.

Asefa Mengstu

Asefa Mengstu at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1988-01-22) January 22, 1988 (age 37)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Track & Field

Career

Individually, he finished 15th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, but he won a team bronze medal.^[2] Mengstu was the first ever winner of the OR Tambo Marathon.^[3] He finished 7th in the 2017 London Marathon.^[4] His personal best in the marathon is 2:04:06, set in the 2018 Dubai Marathon.