Meskerem Legesse [SEP] date of death
Meskerem Legesse
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
Legesse
Legesse is a male given name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include:
- Legesse Wolde-Yohannes, Ethiopian horticultural scientist
- Meskerem Legesse (1986–2013), Ethiopian female middle-distance runner at the 2004 Olympics
- Meskerem Assefa Legesse (born 1985), Ethiopian female middle-distance runner at the 2008 Olympics