Hirut Meshesha

Hirut Meshesha (born 20 January 2001) is an Ethiopian athlete who specializes in the 800 metres.

Career

At the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships she won the bronze medal in the girls' 800 metres. She also won the bronze medal in the girls' 800 metres event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2019 she competed at the 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics and won the silver medal in the Women (U20) category.

She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres event.[1][2][3]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2017	World U18 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	800 m	2:06.32
2018	Summer Youth Olympics	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	800 m	2:08.35 2:06.25
2019	African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	2nd	800 m	2:04.70
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	800 m	2:03.16

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