Mizan Mehari (28 January 1980 – 10 May 2007) was an Ethiopian born Australian athlete who competed in long-distance running events.

After competing in Sydney at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Mehari was one of four Ethiopians to seek political asylum in Australia, saying they faced ethnic discrimination back home and the threat of death or imprisonment.

Pending citizenship, he was likely to have qualified to represent Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, but instead made the decision to join a group of Kenyan athletes that were competing in Europe.

[3] Due to IAAF rules he had to stand out of competition for three months, so wasn't able to represent his adopted country until August, which was just in time for the 1999 World Championships.

[3] At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Mehari was eighth in his heat, timed at 13:24.56, fast enough to qualify as the only Australian in the final.