Meselech Melkamu
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Meselech Melkamu
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Meselech Melkamu 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. Melkamu was born in Debre Marqos. Since 2012
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Ethiopian long-distance runner
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meselech_Melkamu
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2024-04-14T07:07:50Z
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