Ermias Girma
Ethiopian athlete (born 2005)
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Ermias Girma (born 20 January 2005) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He is a national champion and world under-20 champion in the 800 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 2005 Ezha, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 800m, 1500m, 3000m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 800m 1:44.36 (Lokeren, 2022) 1500m: 3:34.73 (Turku, 2024) 3000m: 7:40.42 (Tokyo, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In April 2021, Girma won the 800 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa in a time of 1:47.06.[2]
He ran an 800 metres time of 1:44.36 in Lokeren, Belgium, in May 2022 and lowered his 1500m best to 3:36.28 later that month. He ran at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where he was finished fourth in his 800m heats qualifying heat in 1:49.36.[3]
Girma won gold in the 800 metres and silver in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4][5]
In February 2024, Girma was second in the 3000 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Tour event in Madrid in a time of 7:41.94.[6] In March 2024, he was a silver medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra.[7] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.[8]
In May 2025, he was runner-up to Australia Jude Thomas who set a meeting record to win the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Girma’s time for the 3000m of 7:40.42 was also inside the previous record.[9] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.[10][11]
