Meseret Belete

Meseret Belete Tola (born 16 September 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco and she won the bronze medal in the women's half marathon.[1][2]

Meseret Belete Tola
Personal information
Born (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships (HM)
2018 Valencia Team
African Games
2019 Rabat Half marathon

Career

In 2018, she won the Gothenburg Half Marathon in Gothenburg, Sweden.[3]

At the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain she finished in 6th place in the women's individual race.[4] In the team event, together with Netsanet Gudeta and Zeineba Yimer, she won the gold medal with a combined time of 3:22:27.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ethiopia
2018 Gothenburg Half Marathon Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Half marathon 1:09:06
World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain 6th Half marathon 1:08:09
1st Team 3:22:27
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 3rd Half marathon 1:12:08

References
  1. "Meseret Belete Tola". 2019 African Games – Athlete Profile. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. "Shadrack Kimining and Meseret Belete Tola win Göteborgsvarvet 2018!". Göteborgsvarvet. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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