 Megertu in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (age 27) Midakegn,Oromia, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Alemu Megertu (born 12 October 1997[1]) is an Ethiopianlong-distance runner. She finished third and second at the2022 and2023 London Marathon respectively. She competed in thewomen's marathon at the2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
In 2019, Alemu Megertu won the women's race at theRome 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 the2020 London Marathon in United Kingdom.[2]
In February 2022, she won theZurich Seville Marathon inSeville, Spain in a course record and personal best time of 2:18:51.[1] Megertu secured her first medal at aWorld Marathon Major at the2022 London Marathon in October, with a bronze in a new lifetime best of 2:18:32.[3]
On 21 April 2024, she finished fourth in theLondon Marathon, in a new personal best of 2:16:34.[4]
On 1 December 2024, she won theValencia Marathon in a time of 2:16:49.[5]
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