Elfenesh Alemu (born 10 June 1975 in Lemo Arya, Arsi Zone) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race.
Alemu began competing in the event in 1993 and won the African Marathon Championships the following year.
Her personal best time of 2:24:29 was set in 2001 at the London Marathon, which earned her fifth place in the rankings.
[3] She set a course record of 1:12:57 in her 2005 victory at the San Blas Half Marathon in Puerto Rico.
She formed part of an Ethiopian sweep of the 2011 Mumbai Marathon with Koren Yal and Merima Mohammed, placing third in a time of 2:29:04 hours.