Asefa Mengstu


Asefa Mengstu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions.

Half Marathon

Individually, he finished 15th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, but he won a team bronze medal.

Marathon

Mengstu was the first ever winner of the OR Tambo Marathon.
He finished 7th in the 2017 London Marathon.
His personal best in the marathon is 2:04:06, set in the 2018 Dubai Marathon.