| Nahom Mesfin | |
| Sport: | Track, long-distance running |
| Event: | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Nationality: | Ethiopian |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Unspecified, Ethiopia |
| Pb: | 1500 meters 3:41.60[1] |
Nahom Mesfin Tariku (Amharic: ናሆም መስፍን ታሪኩ ; born 6 March 1989) is an Ethiopian runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and 2012. He was born in Dila.[2]
He reached the steeplechase final at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Nahom represented Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running the steeplechase. He represented Ethiopia again in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 2013 he moved to the United States, where he transitioned into a road racer. He first trained in Flagstaff, Arizona in order to run at high altitude.[4] He subsequently moved to Alexandria, Virginia, and went on to win a series of races in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. At a very competitive 2014 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, Mesfin finished in 12th place with a time of 47:30.[5]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 2000 m s'chase | 5:29.51 | ||
| 2006 | Beijing, China | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.29 | ||
| 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:17.21 | ||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.86 | ||
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:50.21 | |
| Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:23.82 | ||
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:30.25 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 11th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:25.39 | |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:20.23 | |