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Meskerem Legesse
- Born
- Sep 28, 1986 (40 years old)
- Birthplace
- Ethiopia, Ethiopia
- Events
- 1500 m · 800 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.67 m
- Weight
- 49 kg
Meskerem Legesse (28 September 1986 – 15 July 2013) was an Ethiopian distance runner. She participated in the 1,500 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Legesse turned professional and participated in a number of U.S.
events at various distances. She set the world junior record in the indoor 800m with a time of 2:01.03 at Fayetteville, United States on 14 February 2004. At the 2004 Olympics, she ran a time of 4:18:03 (twelfth place in a first-round heat), and did not advance to the medal round.
Legesse resided in Westport, Connecticut and had not been in Ethiopia for nine years, since 2004. She retired from running due to a heart condition. Legesse died suddenly three weeks before she was to give birth. She was with her two-year-old son when she collapsed on 15 July 2013 at a restaurant in Hamden, Connecticut. Doctors were successful in saving her unborn child.
As of Nov 6, 2026: 1500 m 4:03.96 (#417 all-time), 800 Metres Short Track 2:01.03, 2015 season best 2:27:28 (Apr 12, 2015) · 40 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:27:28 | – | Apr 12, 2015 | – |
| 2011 | 1500m | 4:03.63 | – | May 12, 2011 | – |
| 2009 | 5Kilometre | 16:35 | – | Jun 5, 2009 | New Milford, CT (USA) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 32:59 | – | Apr 25, 2009 | Charleston, SC (USA) |
| 2009 | Semi | 1:15:51 | – | Jan 25, 2009 | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 2008 | 1500m | 4:11.84 | – | Jun 27, 2008 | Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) |
| 2008 | MileRoad | 4:28.6h | – | Sep 21, 2008 | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2008 | 2Miles Indoor | 10:51.49 | – | Jan 26, 2008 | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |