Mizan Alem

Mizan Alem (born 22 January 2002) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships.

Career Alem gained her first international experience at age 17, in March 2019, finishing seventh in the under-20 women's race (5.856 km) at the World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. In May that year, at a London meet called "The Night of the 10,000m PBs", Alem set a UK all-comers' record (best performance on country's soil) of 29:59.03 to win the women's race. She became the 12th woman in history to break the 30-minute barrier, moving up to 11th place on the world all-time list.

Personal bests 3000 metres indoor – 8:31.20 (Birmingham 2023) 5000 metres – 14:46.20 (Hengelo 2021) 10,000 metres – 29:59.03 (London 2023) 11th woman of all time