Meselech Melkamu at the 2009 World Championships. | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing Ethiopia | ||
Women's athletics | ||
World Championships | ||
2009 Berlin | 10,000 m | |
World Indoor Championships | ||
2008 Valencia | 3000 m | |
World Cross Country Championships | ||
2004 Bruxelles | Junior race | |
2006 Fukuoka | Long race | |
2006 Fukuoka | Short race | |
2007 Mombasa | Senior race | |
2009 Amman | Senior race | |
2010 Bydgoszcz | Senior race | |
African Championships | ||
2008 Addis Ababa | 5000 m | |
2010 Nairobi | 10,000 m |
Meselech Melkamu (born 19 April 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She defeated Meseret Defar to win the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2008 African Athletics Championships, but she is better known for her 29:53.80 run over 10,000 metres in 2009, which until August 2016 ranked her second on the all-time list behind world record holder Wang Junxia. She is one of seven women in history to break the 30-minute barrier and one of four Ethiopians to accomplish the feat.[1][2]
Melkamu was born in Debre Marqos. Since 2012, she has competed in road races. She won the 2012 Frankfurt Marathon in a course record and personal best of 2:21:01 hours.