Waganesh Mekasha Amare (born 16 January 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes internationally in marathon and road running events. She set her personal best of 2:20:26 at the 2025 Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Mekasha has won several World Athletics Label races, including the 2024 Osaka Marathon and 2023 Ottawa Marathon, and placed fifth at the prestigious 2022 Chicago Marathon, part of the World Marathon Majors series.
Career Waganesh Mekasha has been a consistent performer in international marathons since 2014. She achieved her personal best time of 2:22:45 at the 2019 Dubai Marathon, finishing fourth.
In 2018, she won both the Padova Marathon in 2:29:18 and the Hengshui Lake Marathon. The following year, she placed second at the Dongying Marathon and the Shanghai International Marathon after her strong Dubai result.
In 2022, Mekasha finished fifth at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, a World Marathon Major, with a time of 2:23:41.
In 2023, Mekasha won the Ottawa Marathon in 2:24:48, and later that year took second at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon with 2:23:11.
In 2024, she claimed victory at the Osaka Marathon with a time of 2:26:33.
Achievements YearRaceLocationPositionTime2018Padova MarathonPadua1st2:29:182018Hengshui Lake MarathonHengshui1st2:29:00 (est.)2019Dubai MarathonDubai4th2:22:45 (PB)2019Dongying MarathonDongying2nd2:26:152019Shanghai International MarathonShanghai2nd2:25:362021Schneider Electric Marathon de ParisParis4th2:26:362022Chicago MarathonChicago5th2:23:412023Ottawa MarathonOttawa1st2:24:482023TCS Toronto Waterfront MarathonToronto2nd2:23:112024Osaka MarathonOsaka1st2:26:33
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