Asefa Mengstu Explained

Asefa Mengstu
Birth Date:	22 January 1988
Country:	Ethiopia
Sport:	Track & Field

Asefa Mengstu (born January 22, 1988)^[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions.

Career

Individually, he finished 15th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, but he won a team bronze medal.^[2] Mengstu was the first ever winner of the OR Tambo Marathon.^[3] He finished 7th in the 2017 London Marathon.^[4] His personal best in the marathon is 2:04:06, set in the 2018 Dubai Marathon.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asefa MENGSTU Profile. 2020-09-03. worldathletics.org.
2. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4385/AT-HMAR-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf Results Half Marathon - Men
3. Web site: Metro City hosted first ever OR Tambo Marathon – Metro Online Newspaper: Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu . Metroonline.co.za . 2014-06-20 . 2017-04-24.
4. Web site: Maratona de Londres tem quebra de recorde mundial - Webrun - Desafie seu limite . Webrun . 2017-04-24.