Hirut Meshesha (born 20 January 2001) is an Ethiopian

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

. She won the bronze medal in the women's

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at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in

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. Meshesha took gold for the

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at the

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Career

Hirut Meshesha gained her first international experience at the

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held in Nairobi, Kenya, where she won the bronze medal in the girls' 800 metres. She then went to Argentina for

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and took bronze in the girls' 800m event In April 2019, she competed at the African U18 and U20 Championships, which were held in

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, 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 The Ethiopian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Ethiopia. The competition was first held in 1971.

. In August, Meshesha represented Ethiopia at the

held in

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, Morocco and won the gold medal in the 800m event. She earned the bronze medal for the women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in

, Serbia. Her compatriot

Gudaf Tsegay Gudaf Tsegay Desta (Amharic: ጉዳፉ ፀጋይ ደስታ; born 23 January 1997) is an Ethiopian Middle-distance running, middle- and Long-distance running, long-distance runner. She is the current women’s world record holder for 5,000 m (1 ...

led and Ethiopian medals sweep as Axumawit Embaye came second.

Statistics

International championships

Circuit performances

Wins and titles

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(3) (1500 m): Rabat Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme, Rome Golden Gala, Chorzów Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

National championships

* Ethiopian Championships **

: 2019

Personal bests

– 3:57.30 (2022) ** 1500 metres indoor – 4:02.14 (2022)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meshesha, Hirut 2001 births Living people Ethiopian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 African Youth Games Ethiopian Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Diamond League winners 21st-century Ethiopian sportswomen