Hirut Meshesha

Hirut Meshesha (born 20 January 2001) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Meshesha took gold for the 800 metres at the 2019 African Games.

Hirut Meshesha
Personal information
Full nameHirut Meshesha Mero
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportTrack running
Event(s)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:54.87 (Chorzów, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade1500 m
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Rabat800 m
African Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Abidjan800 m
Olympic Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos Aires800 m
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nairobi800 m
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Algiers800 m

Career

Hirut Meshesha gained her first international experience at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya, where she won the bronze medal in the girls' 800 metres. She then went to Argentina for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires and took bronze in the girls' 800m event

In April 2019, she competed at the African U18 and U20 Championships, which were held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and won the silver medal at 800m in the under-20 women category. A month later, she won the women's 800 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships. In August, Meshesha represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and won the gold medal in the 800m event.[1][2][3]

She earned the bronze medal for the women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Her compatriot Gudaf Tsegay led and Ethiopian medals sweep as Axumawit Embaye came second.[4]

Competition record
Representing  Ethiopia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 800 m 2:06.32
2018 African Youth Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 800 m 2:04.66
Youth Olympics Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 800 m 2:08.35
2:06.25
2019 African U18/U20 Championships, U20 events Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2nd 800 m 2:04.70
African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st 800 m 2:03.16
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 1500 m 4:03.39
World Championships Eugene, United States 12th 1500 m 4:05.86
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (sf) 1500 m 4:04.27

Circuit wins, and National championships

Personal bests
  • 1500 metres – 3:57.30 (2022)
    • 1500 metres indoor – 4:02.14 (2022)

References
  1. "Hirut Meshesha Mero - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "Ekevwo and Ta Lou take African Games 100 m titles". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "Ekevwo and Ta Lou claim 100m titles at African Games". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. Turnbull, Simon (19 March 2022). "World record-holder Tsegay leads Ethiopian 1500m medal sweep in Belgrade". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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