| Mekedes Alemeshete | |
| Birth Date: | or |
| Full Name: | Mekedes Alemeshete Yadeti |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 5000 metres 3000 metres |
| Pb: | 5000 m |
| Agent: | Juan Pedro Pineda de la Losa |
| Height: | 154 cm |
| Weight: | 42 kg |
| Updated: | 20 February 2024 |
Mekedes Alemeshete Yadeti (born 30 March 2006 or 2 January 2000), 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.
Mekedes began racing competitively in 2021, finishing 12th in the 1500 m at the December Ethiopian Athletics Federation club competition behind Hirut Meshesha.[1] In 2022, she competed at her first Ethiopian Athletics Championships, finishing 9th in the 1500 m with a 4:17.0 clocking.[2]
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 Spanish; Castilian: Meeting Desafio Nerja Restaurante Pulguilla Y Ayo|label=none in Nerja followed by winning her 5000 m debut at the Meeting Jaén Paraíso Interior in Andújar.[3] 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. Her 8:36.71 3000 m performance at the Xiamen Diamond League ranked 22nd in the year 2023.
In 2024, Mekedes competed at the Meeting Lieven, finishing 11th.[4] Outdoors, she won the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai 5000 m, beating Letesenbet Gidey in what was billed as a world record attempt.[5]
Mekedes runs under Spanish athletics manager Juan Pedro Pineda, alongside Olympic medallist Gudaf Tsegay.
| Mark | class=unsortable | ! | Competition | Venue | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:46.70 | 7th | |||||
| 2 | 8:41.57 | 8th | |||||
| 3 | 8:36.71 | 6th |