Meseret Abebayehu Alemu (born 28 June 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She is a winner of multiple international marathons and has achieved a personal best time under 2:20.
Career Abebayehu won the 2022 Yellow River Estuary Marathon in China with a time of 2:27:53. Later that year, she made a significant improvement at the Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon, finishing second in 2:25:18, more than five minutes faster than her previous best.
In 2023, she claimed another major title at the Xiamen Marathon, crossing the line first in 2:24:42. Later that year, she achieved a career milestone at the Amsterdam Marathon. Competing in a world-class field, she secured a second-place finish and shattered the 2:20 barrier for the first time, setting a new personal best of 2:19:50.
In 2024, Abebayehu improved her half marathon personal best to 1:09:59. She also finished seventh at the Tokyo Marathon, a World Marathon Major.
Personal bests Marathon: 2:19:50 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023 Half Marathon: 1:09:59 – Ghent, Belgium, 2024 10,000 metres: 32:22.3h – Assela, Ethiopia, 2022
Major results Year Competition Location Position Time 2022 Yellow River Estuary Marathon Dongying, China 1st 2:27:53 2022 Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon Madrid, Spain 2nd 2:25:18 2023 Xiamen Marathon Xiamen, China 1st 2:24:42 2023 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 2:19:50 2024 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 7th 2:23:08
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