Tolosa Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete.
Career Mengesha won gold in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in Aarhus.
In June 21 he shaved 27 seconds off his personal best in the 5000m going from 13:25.74 to 12:58.28 as he finished third in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Nibret Melak and Getnet Wale, ahead of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In September 2024, he won the Berlin Marathon with a personal record time of 2:03:17. In November 2025, he won the Shanghai Marathon in 2:06:25.
Personal bests Outdoor 3000 metres – 7:49.23 (Oslo 2019) 5000 metres – 12:58.28 (Hengelo 2021) 10000 metres – 27:00.24 (Hengelo 2022) Road 10 kilometres – 27:47 (Dongio 2019) Half marathon – 58:58 (København 2022) Marathon - 2:03:17 (Berlin, 2024)
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