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Hirut Meshesha

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Hirut Meshesha
Personal information
Full nameHirut Meshesha Mero
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23)
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportTrack running
Events
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:58.54 (Castellón, 2022)
  • 1500 m: 3:54.87 (Chorzów, 2023)
  • 5000 m: 14:33.44 (Eugene, 2024)
  • Indoors
  • 1500 m: 3:56.47 (Toruń, 2024)
  • Mile: 4:19.53 (Ostrava, 2024)
  • 3000 m: 8:28.46 (Metz, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 1500 m
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 1500 m
African Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abidjan 800 m
Olympic Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires 800 m
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nairobi 800 m
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers 800 m

Hirut Meshesha (born 20 January 2001) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Meshesha took gold for the 800 metres at the 2019 African Games.

Career

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Hirut Meshesha gained her first international experience at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya, where she won the bronze medal in the girls' 800 metres. She then went to Argentina for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires and took bronze in the girls' 800m event

In April 2019, she competed at the African U18 and U20 Championships, which were held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and won the silver medal at 800m in the under-20 women category. A month later, she won the women's 800 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships. In August, Meshesha represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and won the gold medal in the 800m event.[1][2][3]

She earned the bronze medal for the women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Her compatriot Gudaf Tsegay led and Ethiopian medals sweep as Axumawit Embaye came second.[4]

Competition record

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Representing  Ethiopia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 800 m 2:06.32
2018 African Youth Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 800 m 2:04.66
Youth Olympics Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 800 m 2:08.35
2:06.25
2019 African U18/U20 Championships, U20 events Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2nd 800 m 2:04.70
African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st 800 m 2:03.16
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 1500 m 4:03.39
World Championships Eugene, United States 12th 1500 m 4:05.86
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (sf) 1500 m 4:04.27
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th 3000 m 8:34.61
African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 1500 m 4:05.71

Circuit wins, and National championships

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Personal bests

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  • 1500 metres – 3:57.30 (2022)
    • 1500 metres indoor – 4:02.14 (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "Hirut Meshesha Mero - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Ekevwo and Ta Lou take African Games 100 m titles". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "Ekevwo and Ta Lou claim 100m titles at African Games". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ Turnbull, Simon (19 March 2022). "World record-holder Tsegay leads Ethiopian 1500m medal sweep in Belgrade". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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