Career
Her sister, Tafa Megersa Mergertu, is also a marathon runner. In 2005 she was third in the Rome Marathon. At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka she earned a 22nd place finish.
In the, she was fifth.
In the 2008 Berlin Marathon she finished second in a new personal best time of 2:21:31. She took part in the 2010 London Marathon and finished fifth, just behind her compatriots Bezunesh Bekele and Aselefech Mergia.
She was eleventh at the 2011 London Marathon the following year. She entered the 2011 Chicago Marathon, but was slower than her typical pace and finished eighth overall.
She was the runner-up at the 2012 Seoul International Marathon, finishing just behind compatriot Feyse Tadese.
Her husband Tola Debel Gudeta is also a long distance runner with a PB of 2:23 hours in the marathon and 1:03 in the 20 km. Half marathon - 1:09:37 hrs (2008) Marathon - 2:21.31 hrs (2008).