ATHLETE

Meselech Melkamu

1985 - Today

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Meselech Melkamu (born 19 April 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She defeated Meseret Defar to win the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2008 African Athletics Championships, but she is better known for her 29:53.80 run over 10,000 metres in 2009, which until August 2016 ranked her second on the all-time list behind world record holder Wang Junxia. She is one of seven women in history to break the 30-minute barrier and one of four Ethiopians to accomplish the feat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meselech Melkamu has received more than 35,663 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Meselech Melkamu is the 6,711th most popular athlete (down from 4,085th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Meselech Melkamu ranks 6,711 out of 6,025. Before her are Mink van der Weerden, Keshia Baker, Kim Woo-jin, Keshorn Walcott, Adam Gemili, and Wassim Ben Tara. After her are Fares El-Bakh, Jonathan Hilbert, Eri Yamada, Erik Kynard, Valentina Rodini, and Michał Haratyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Meselech Melkamu ranks 1,502. Before her are Tatsumi Iida, Kosuke Kikuchi, Christine Girard, Natalie Dell, Rodolph Austin, and Naoya Ishigami. After her are Smith Cho, Cecilia Biagioli, Asher Roth, Keiji Watanabe, Tomoyuki Arata, and Hidenori Ishii.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Meselech Melkamu ranks 107 out of 105. Before her are Gotytom Gebreslase (1995), Hachalu Hundessa (1986), Jordan Thompson (null), Dejen Gebremeskel (1989), Yemaneberhan Crippa (1996), and Hagos Gebrhiwet (1994). After her are Abadi Hadis (1997), Yomif Kejelcha (1997), Melat Yisak Kejeta (1992), Ejgayehu Taye (2000), Girmaw Amare (1987), and Berihu Aregawi (2001).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Meselech Melkamu ranks 51. Before her are Kalkidan Gezahegne (1991), Maru Teferi (1992), Gotytom Gebreslase (1995), Dejen Gebremeskel (1989), Yemaneberhan Crippa (1996), and Hagos Gebrhiwet (1994). After her are Abadi Hadis (1997), Yomif Kejelcha (1997), Melat Yisak Kejeta (1992), Ejgayehu Taye (2000), Girmaw Amare (1987), and Berihu Aregawi (2001).

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