Aselefech Mergia

ASELEFECH MERGIA
ETHIOPIA

BIRTHDATE:
23 January 1985

PERSONAL BEST:
2:25:02

WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

Worlds: 2009- 3rd 2:25:32

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Paris: 2009- 2nd 2:25:02

CAREER NOTES:

After three years of success at the half marathon,
Aselefech Mergia made her marathon debut just
over a year ago in Paris. She finished second in a
swift 2:25:02 winning her place on Ethiopia’s World
Championships team.

In Berlin she shadowed the Asians for 40km before
dropping back to claim a bronze medal just 22
seconds behind the winner, beating all of the more
renowned Africans.

Her first half marathon came in New Delhi in 2006
(74:13) and the following year she won the Plymouth
half and was second in the Glasgow 10km.
In 2008 she was second in the World Half Marathon
Championships in 69:57 and lowered her PB still
further in New Delhi with 68:17 just a second ahead
of Genet Getaneh.

That became 67:48 last year when she was second
in Ras Al Khaimah, an impressive warm up for her
marathon debut in Paris. She also lowered her 10km
PB when winning in Bangalore last year in 32:08.
She was fourth in the Abu Dhabi half marathon on
7 January this year in 69:21 before lowering her PB
again in RAK on 19 February when she was third in
67:22.
MERGIA