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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Meskerem ASSEFA

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    03 OCT 1991     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14259921
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Platinum
Meskerem Assefa (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's Marathon 46 1286
Women's Overall Ranking 199 1286

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's Marathon 4 for 18 weeks
Women's Overall Ranking 24 for 2 weeks
Women's Road Running 73 for 3 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 2:02.12 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 18 MAY 2008 1125
1500 Metres 4:02.12 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011 1189
3000 Metres 8:46.37 Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) 30 JUN 2009 1152
5 Kilometres 15:55 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 11 APR 2010 1085
10 Kilometres 33:32 Boulder, CO (USA) 25 MAY 2015 1079
10 Kilometres 32:31 * Charleston, SC (USA) 27 MAR 2010 1119
Half Marathon 1:07:42 København (DEN) 17 SEP 2017 1203
Marathon 2:20:36 Frankfurt (GER) 28 OCT 2018 1227

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 4:07.65 Liévin (FRA) 14 FEB 2012 1166
2000 Metres 5:58.32 Paris (FRA) 13 FEB 2009 1062
3000 Metres 8:53.18 Eaubonne (FRA) 16 FEB 2012 1151
5000 Metres 15:03.49 Stockholm (SWE) 10 FEB 2010 1181

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:23:31 Osaka (JPN) 26 JAN 2020 1197

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2010 2:03.10 Fortaleza (BRA) 16 MAY 2010
2009 2:04.43 Sotteville-lès-Rouen (FRA) 05 JUL 2009
2008 2:02.12 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 18 MAY 2008
2007 2:05.84 Addis Abeba (ETH) 13 MAR 2007

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 4:06.52 Daegu (KOR) 16 MAY 2012
2011 4:02.12 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011
2010 4:05.62 Sotteville-lès-Rouen (FRA) 12 JUN 2010
2009 4:05.99 Eugene, OR (USA) 07 JUN 2009
2008 4:05.67 Jerez de la Frontera (ESP) 24 JUN 2008
2007 4:09.04 Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) 08 JUN 2007
2006 4:22.51 Addis Abeba (ETH) 29 MAY 2006

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 9:05.82 Budapest (HUN) 20 AUG 2012
2010 8:49.81 Montreuil-sous-Bois (FRA) 08 JUN 2010
2009 8:46.37 Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) 30 JUN 2009

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 15:55 Albany, NY (USA) 30 MAY 2015
2010 15:55 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 11 APR 2010

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 33:32 Boulder, CO (USA) 25 MAY 2015

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:09:56 Lille (FRA) 31 AUG 2019
2018 1:08:34 København (DEN) 16 SEP 2018
2017 1:07:42 København (DEN) 17 SEP 2017
2016 1:09:39 Istanbul (TUR) 24 APR 2016
2014 1:09:10 Yangzhou (CHN) 20 APR 2014

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 2:23:31 Osaka (JPN) 26 JAN 2020
2019 2:22:11 Frankfurt (GER) 27 OCT 2019
2018 2:20:36 Frankfurt (GER) 28 OCT 2018
2017 2:24:18 Rotterdam (NED) 09 APR 2017
2016 2:30:13 Shanghai (CHN) 30 OCT 2016
2015 2:25:11 Chicago, IL (USA) 11 OCT 2015
2014 2:25:59 Houston, TX (USA) 19 JAN 2014
2013 2:25:17 Houston, TX (USA) 13 JAN 2013

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011/12 4:07.65 Liévin (FRA) 14 FEB 2012
2009/10 4:10.39 Metz (FRA) 14 FEB 2010
2008/09 4:10.36 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 14 FEB 2009

Indoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2008/09 5:58.32 Paris (FRA) 13 FEB 2009

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011/12 8:53.18 Eaubonne (FRA) 16 FEB 2012
2008/09 8:58.33 Liévin (FRA) 10 FEB 2009
2007/08 9:00.12 Paris (FRA) 22 FEB 2008

Indoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009/10 15:03.49 Stockholm (SWE) 10 FEB 2010

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 4:10.40 Addis Abeba (ETH) 02 MAY 2008
5. 1500 Metres 4:14.37 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 30 JUL 2010

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 1500 Metres 4:14.76 Maputo (MOZ) 15 SEP 2011
4. 1500 Metres 4:09.83 Algiers (ALG) 22 JUL 2007
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
26 JAN 2020 Osaka Women's Marathon, Osaka JPNJPN GL F 4. 2:23:31
06 DEC 2020 Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP, Valencia ESPESP GW F DNF

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