Yebrgual Melese: key obituary facts
Is Yebrgual Melese dead? Yes. Yebrgual Melese died on May 12, 2026, at age 36.
Cause of death: Yebrgual Melese's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Yebrgual Melese known for?
She was an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
More about Yebrgual Melese
Born: 18 April 1990.
Place of birth: Addis Ababa.
Gender: female.
Occupation: athletics competitor, long-distance runner.
Nationality: Ethiopia.
Also known as: Yebrgual Melese Arage, Yebrugal Melese.
Yebrgual Melese, an Ethiopian long-distance runner, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 36.
Born in Addis Ababa on April 18, 1990, she placed second at the 2015 Chicago Marathon. In 2016, at the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon, Melese ran the second-fastest time ever by a woman in Houston.
She also set a course record at the 19th Shanghai International Marathon in 2018.
Yebrgual Melese, 36, Ethiopian long-distance runner.