Milkesa Mengesha

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

Milkesa Mengesha

Mengesha at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha
Born	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Events	3000 metres 5000 metres 10000 metres

Career

Mengesha 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]

In September 2024, he won the Berlin Marathon with a personal record time of 2:03:17.^[4][5]

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)
• Marathon - 2:03:17 (Berlin, 2024)^[4]