Alemu Megertu

Alemu Megertu (born 12 October 1997 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She finished third and second at the 2022 and 2023 London Marathon respectively. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Career In 2019, Alemu Megertu won the women's race at the Rome Marathon held in Italy. She also set a new course record of 2:22:52.

In 2020, she finished in fifth place in the women's race at the 2020 London Marathon in United Kingdom.

In February 2022, she won the Zurich Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain in a course record and personal best time of 2:18:51.

On 21 April 2024, she finished fourth in the London Marathon, in a new personal best of 2:16:34.

On 1 December 2024, she won the Valencia Marathon in a time of 2:16:49.

Personal bests Half marathon – 1:06:43 (Copenhagen 2019) Marathon – 2:16:34 (London 2024)