Mestawet Tufa (Amharic: መስታወት ቱፋ; born 14 September 1983 inArsi) is an Ethiopianlong-distance runner. She was the winner of the women's10,000 metres at the2007 All-Africa Games[1] and the runner up in the senior women's race at the2008 World Cross Country Championships.[2]
She competed at theOlympic Games, but did not finish her 10,000 metres race.
Tufa equaled the 15 Kilometres road runningAfrican record of 46:57 minutes inNijmegen in November 2008.Elana Meyer had run the same time in 1991.[3]
She competed in her first mountain race at theObudu Ranch International Mountain Race inNigeria. She ran strongly, leading the race until the last 400 m. However, she failed to finish as she collapsed 50 m from the finish line due to severe dehydration and was treated by a medical team.[4] She returned to the race the following year and finished as runner-up, just one second behind the winnerMamitu Daska.[5]
She took third place at theDam tot Damloop 10-mile run in September 2010, finishing with a time of 52:43.[6]
Mestawet set a course record of 1:10:03 to win the 2013Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon.[7]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Ethiopia | |||||
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago,Chile | 5th | 3000 m | 9:16.73 |
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen,Hungary | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:11.60 |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka,Japan | 7th | Long race (8 km) | 25:59 |
| 1st | Team competition | 16 pts | |||
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart,Germany | 8th | 5000 m | 16:09.29 | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers,Algeria | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:26.05 |
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh,Scotland | 2nd | Senior Race (7.905 km) | 25:15 |
| 1st | Team competition | 18 pts | |||
| 2009 | World Half Marathon Championships | Birmingham,England | 5th | Half marathon | 1:09:11 |
| 2nd | Team competition | 3:26:14 | |||
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Zevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15km) 2003 2006 2008 | Succeeded by |
