Asefa Mengstu

Asefa Mengstu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions.

Asefa Mengstu at the 2017 London Marathon

Half Marathon

Individually, he finished 15th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, but he won a team bronze medal.[1]

Marathon

Mengstu was the first ever winner of the OR Tambo Marathon.[2]

He finished 7th in the 2017 London Marathon.[3]

His personal best in the marathon is 2:04:06, set in the 2018 Dubai Marathon.

References
  1. Results Half Marathon - Men Archived April 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
  2. "Metro City hosted first ever OR Tambo Marathon – Metro Online Newspaper: Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu". Metroonline.co.za. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  3. "Maratona de Londres tem quebra de recorde mundial - Webrun - Desafie seu limite". Webrun. Retrieved 2017-04-24.


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