Amanuel Mesel
Biography
Amanuel Mesel is an Eritrean distance runner who has competed at the Olympics in both the 5000 metres and marathon. He raced in the London 2012 5000 metres heats and finished 21st in the Rio 2016 marathon in 2:14:37. His bests include 13:16.25 for 5000 metres, 1:00:10 for the half marathon and 2:08:17 for the marathon. Mesel also finished seventh at the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia.
Amanuel Mesel's published record includes performances from 2006 to 2026 in 5000 Metres, 5K, 10,000 Metres, Cross Country U20 Race, 10 Kilometres Road, 1500 Metres. Selected recorded events include Khartoum Regional Junior Championships, Khartoum (2006; source checked); Heart to Heart 5k Presented by BCH (2026; source checked); Bambous African Championships, Bambous (2006; source checked).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
50 finishes completed
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20 marathons completed
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First recorded 5K
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First recorded half marathon
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10 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
2 sports completed
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Raced in 21 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
PB improved
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Next milestones
100 finishes
21 more finishes needed
79 of 100 recorded
25 marathons
5 more marathons needed
20 of 25 recorded
25 different countries
8 more different countries needed
17 of 25 recorded
Career highlights
Amanuel Mesel's published record includes performances from 2006 to 2026 in 5000 Metres, 5K, 10,000 Metres, Cross Country U20 Race, 10 Kilometres Road, 1500 Metres.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Khartoum Regional Junior Championships, Khartoum
2006 · 5000 Metres
Source checkedHeart to Heart 5k Presented by BCH
2026 · 5K
Source checkedBambous African Championships, Bambous
2006 · 10,000 Metres
Source checked35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Mombasa
2007 · Cross Country U20 Race
Source checkedCorrida Pédestre Internationale de Houilles, Houilles
2007 · 10 Kilometres Road
Source checkedBarakaldo Atletismo Ayuntamiento de Barakaldo, Barakaldo
2009 · 1500 Metres
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 31–35 of 90 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 22 Apr 2018 | Completed event · Major marathon · Finisher · London Marathon, LondonMajor marathon · final | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | London (GBR) | 2:11:52VerifiedTiming unknown | 9 | — |
| Sat, 24 Mar 2018 | Completed event · World Championships · Finisher · IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, ValenciaWorld Championships · final | Running | Half marathonSurface not recorded | Valencia (ESP) | 1:00:58VerifiedTiming unknown | 7 | — |
| Sun, 3 Dec 2017 | Completed event · Finisher · Fukuoka Marathon, Fukuoka | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | Fukuoka (JPN) | 2:09:22VerifiedTiming unknown | 5 | — |
| Sun, 22 Oct 2017 | Completed event · Finisher · Valencia Half Marathon, Valencia | Running | Half marathonSurface not recorded | Valencia (ESP) | 1:00:53VerifiedTiming unknown | 6 | — |
| Sun, 6 Aug 2017 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, LondonWorld Championships · final | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) | DNFVerified | — | — |
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