Ethiopian long-distance runner
Mekedes Alemeshete
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Full name | Mekedes Alemeshete Yadeti |
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Nationality | Ethiopia |
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Born | 30 March 2006 (18 years, 200 days old)[1] |
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Agent | Juan Pedro Pineda de la Losa[2] |
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Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
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Weight | 42 kg (93 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 5000 metres 3000 metres |
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Personal best(s) | 5000 m: 14:45.13 (2023)
3000 m:8:36.71 (2023) |
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Updated on 20 February 2024 |
Mekedes Alemeshete Yadeti (born 30 March 2006), also spelled Mekdes Alemshet, Alemeshete Yadeti, Merkedes Alemeshete Yadeti, or Mekides Alemshet, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. After winning the Desafio Nerja and Jaén Paraíso Interior meetings in Spain, she was one of the top 3000 m performers in 2023, scoring seven points in that discipline of the 2023 Diamond League.
Career
Mekedes began racing competitively in 2021, finishing 12th in the 1500 m at the December Ethiopian Athletics Federation club competition behind Hirut Meshesha.[3] In 2022, she competed at her first Ethiopian Athletics Championships, finishing 9th in the 1500 m with a 4:17.0 clocking.[4]
After being signed to Spanish agent Juan Pedro Pineda de la Losa, Mekedes began racing the international athletics circuit in 2023. Indoors, she finished 7th in the 3000 m at the 2023 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, running 8:46.70. On 18 May, Mekedes achieved her first circuit win in the 1500 m at the Meeting Desafio Nerja Restaurante Pulguilla Y Ayo in Nerja – followed by winning her 5000 m debut at the Meeting Jaén Paraíso Interior in Andújar.[5][6] This led to her being invited to the 2023 Diamond League meetings in Chorzów, Xiamen, and Brussels, scoring top-8 points in all three events.[1] Her 8:36.71 3000 m performance at the Xiamen Diamond League ranked 22nd in the year 2023.[1]
In 2024, Mekedes competed at the Meeting Lieven, finishing 11th.[7] Outdoors, she won the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai 5000 m, beating Letesenbet Gidey in what was billed as a world record attempt.[8]
Personal life
Mekedes runs under Spanish athletics manager Juan Pedro Pineda, alongside Olympic medallist Gudaf Tsegay.[2]
Statistics
Personal best progression
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