List of Ethiopian records in athletics

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The following are the national records in athletics in Ethiopia maintained by Ethiopian Athletic Federation (EAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by EAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by EAF

# = not recognised by IAAF
y = denotes 880 yards

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. Video
100 m 10.61 A (−0.4 m/s) Wetere Galcha 30 April 2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10.1 A h # Egzi Gebre-Gebre 6 June 1971 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10.52 A NWI Amanuel Abebe 27 June 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
200 m 21.30 Wetere Galcha 31 May 2007 Kampala, Uganda
20.7 h A # Negussie Gechamo 17 May 1998 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
400 m 45.42 A Tegegne Bezabeh 18 October 1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico
800 m 1:42.37 Mohammed Aman 6 September 2013 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [1]
1000 m 2:15.75 Mohammed Aman 5 September 2014 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [2]
1500 m 3:29.51 Lamecha Girma 30 June 2023 Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland [3][4]
Mile 3:48.60 Aman Wote 31 May 2014 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [5]
Mile (road) 3:59.40 Teddese Lemi 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia [6]
3000 m 7:21.28 Berihu Aregawi 25 August 2024 Kamila Skolimoswka Memorial Chorzów, Poland [7]
5000 m 12:36.73 Hagos Gebrhiwet 30 May 2024 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway [8][9]
5 km (road) 12:49 Berihu Aregawi 31 December 2021 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona, Spain [10]
10,000 m 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele 26 August 2005 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road) 26:33 Berihu Aregawi 11 March 2023 Laredo, Spain [11]
26:32 a Berihu Aregawi 31 December 2024 San Silvestre Vallecana Madrid, Spain [12]
15 km (road) 40:57+ Yomif Kejelcha 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [13]
10 miles (road) 44:24 [a] Haile Gebrselassie 4 September 2005 Tilburg, Netherlands
20,000 m (track) 56:25.98+ Haile Gebrselassie 27 June 2007 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [14]
20 km (road) 54:32+ Yomif Kejelcha 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [15]
Half marathon 57:30 Yomif Kejelcha 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [16]
One hour 21285 m Haile Gebrselassie 27 June 2007 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [17]
25 km (road) 1:11:37 # Haile Gebrselassie 12 March 2006 20 van Alphen Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
1:11:41+ Yomif Kejelcha 26 April 2026 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [18]
30 km (road) 1:26:03+ Dawit Wolde 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [19]
1:26:03+ Sisay Lemma 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [20]
1:26:03+ Yomif Kejelcha 26 April 2026 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [21]
Marathon 1:59:41 Yomif Kejelcha 26 April 2026 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [22]
50 km (road) 2:42:07 Ketema Negasa 23 May 2021 Nedbank Runified Race Port Elizabeth, South Africa [23]
110 m hurdles 14.62 (−0.1 m/s) Behailu Alemshet 13 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [24]
14.3 A # Ubang Abaya 4 June 2005 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
400 m hurdles 51.26 Aschalew Tesfaye 1 September 1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria
51.18 # 1998
3000 m steeplechase 7:52.11 Lamecha Girma 9 June 2023 Meeting de Paris Paris, France [25]
High jump 2.05 m A Ogulla Obang 8 May 2005 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pole vault 4.40 m Mezegebu Birara 19 May 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Long jump 7.50 m A Gashawbeza Lemma 1989 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
8.09 m A NWI[b] Omod Okugn 10 March 2022 Asella, Ethiopia
8.13 m A NWI Buli Melaku 10 May 2025 Ethiopian Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [26]
Triple jump 15.79 m A Adire Gure 16 May 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Shot put 15.98 m A Samuel Kassaye February 1976 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Discus throw 45.57 m A Samuel Kassaye 28 August 1970 Nairobi, Kenya
Hammer throw 48.16 m Biruk Abraham Arro 20–24 April 2016 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Javelin throw 73.90 m Ukuet Gemse 3 July 2024 Ethiopian U20 Championships Hawassa, Ethiopia [27]
75.98 m Otag Ubang 28 March 2026 Ethiopian Athletics Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [28]
Decathlon 5918 pts A Bekele Tola 11–12 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya
100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.97 5.89 m 11.05 m 1.63 m 51.83 17.58 30.48 m 2.80 m 59.64 m 4:14.63
10 km walk (road) 38:39 Misgana Wakuma 26 July 2025 International Race Walking Competitions Voronovo Cup Voronovo, Russia [29]
20 km walk (road) 1:19:31 Misgana Wakuma 1 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [30]
50 km walk (road) 4:58:54 Debeko Yanka Degife 14 May 2006 A Coruña, Spain
4 × 100 m relay 40.76 A  Ethiopia
Abyot Lencho
Mohammed Jud-Misbach
Terefe Takiso
Wetere Galcha		 2 May 2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4 × 400 m relay 3:07.11  Ethiopia
A. Tesfaye
B. Worku
O. Bach
A. Gudeta		 2 September 1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria
Distance medley relay 9:16.34 Aisinet Abiyot 2:53.5 (1200m)
Bereket Desta 46.0 (400m)
Mohammed Aman 1:44.0 (800m)
Aman Wote 3:52.8 (1600 m)		 27 April 2013 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States [31]
4 × 1500 m relay 14:41.22  Ethiopia
Mekonnen Gebremedhin
Soresa Fida
Zebene Alemayehu
Aman Wote		 25 May 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [32]
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 12.10 Fethiya Hassen 3 June 2011 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
11.8 A # Atkelt Wubeshet 5 May 2005 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
11.55 A # Atkelt Wubeshet 20 April 2006 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
200 m 23.84 A (−1.6 m/s) Tegest Tamangnu Yuma 8 March 2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [33]
400 m 51.44 A Genet Lire 13 June 2014 Ethiopian Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [34]
600 m 1:26.53 Habitam Alemu 12 May 2023 Meeting National Toulon, France [35]
800 m 1:56.67 Werkwuha Getachew 8 June 2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials Hengelo, Netherlands [36]
1000 m 2:34.11 Habitam Alemu 8 May 2022 Internationales thallos Läufermeeting Pliezhausen, Germany [37]
1500 m 3:50.07 Genzebe Dibaba 17 July 2015 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [38]
Mile 4:11.88 Gudaf Tsegay 19 July 2025 London Athletics Meet London, United Kingdom [39]
Mile (road) 4:20.98 Wo Diribe Welteji 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia [40]
2000 m 5:25.86 Freweyni Hailu 14 September 2021 Hanžeković Memorial Zagreb, Croatia [41]
3000 m 8:19.52 Ejgayehu Taye 28 August 2021 Meeting de Paris Paris, France [42][43]
Two miles 8:58.58 Meseret Defar 14 September 2007 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
5000 m 14:00.21 Gudaf Tsegay 17 September 2023 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [44]
5 km (road) 14:29 Wo Senbere Teferi 12 September 2021 Road to Records Herzogenaurach, Germany [45]
14:15 Mx Marta Alemayo 4 April 2026 Urban Trail de Lille Lille, France [46]
10,000 m 29:01.03 Letesenbet Gidey 8 June 2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials Hengelo, Netherlands [47]
10 km (road) 29:14 Mx Yalemzerf Yehualaw 27 February 2022 Castellón 10K Castellón de la Plana, Spain [48]
15 km (road) 44:20 Mx Letesenbet Gidey 17 November 2019 Zevenheuvelenloop Nijmegen, Netherlands [49]
46:25+ Wo Yalemzerf Yehualaw 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [50]
10 miles (road) 50:37 Asayech Ayichew 12 April 2026 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington, D.C., United States [51]
20,000 m (track) 1:05:35.3 Dire Tune 12 June 2008 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic
One hour 18517 m Dire Tune 12 June 2008 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [52]
20 km (road) 59:35 Mx+ Letesenbet Gidey 24 October 2021 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [53]
1:02:04+ Wo Yalemzerf Yehualaw 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [54]
Half marathon 1:05:32 Wo Senbere Teferi 27 October 2019 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [55]
1:02:52 Mx Letesenbet Gidey 24 October 2021 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [56]
25 km (road) 1:16:50+ Mx Fotyen Tesfay 15 March 2026 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain [57]
1:19:14+ Wo Tigst Assefa 27 April 2025 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [58]
30 km (road) 1:32:00+ Mx Fotyen Tesfay 15 March 2026 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain [59]
1:35:33+ Wo Tigst Assefa 27 April 2025 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [60]
Marathon 2:10:51 Mx Fotyen Tesfay 15 March 2026 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain [61][62]
2:15:50 Wo Tigst Assefa 27 April 2025 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [63]
2:15:41 Wo Tigst Assefa 26 April 2026 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [64]
50 km (road) 3:00:29 Wo Emane Seifu Hayile 26 February 2023 Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km Gqeberha, South Africa [65]
100 m hurdles 16.14 Wali Engida 16 September 1995 All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe
15.22 A # Asegedech Bekele 16 September 1995 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
400 m hurdles 57.60 A Zewde Hailemariam 8 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya
Mile steeplechase 5:06.53 Wosane Asefa 22 August 2025 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [66]
3000 m steeplechase 8:54.61 Werkuha Getachew 20 July 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States [67]
High jump 1.80 m Ariyat Dibow Ubang 14 September 2015 All-Africa Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [68]
Pole vault 1.60 m Aynalem Testa 4 June 2016 Alicante, Spain
Long jump 6.23 m Hiwot Sisaye 23 June 1993 African Championships Durban, South Africa
Triple jump 12.94 m Ariyat Dibo Ubang 16 May 2017 Ethiopian Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [69]
Shot put 13.92 m Zurga Usuman Musa 22 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [70]
Discus throw 42.83 m A Alema Nigusse 14 June 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hammer throw 5.44 m Birtukan Bouele 18 July 2020 International Lucerne Masters Throws Pentathlon Lucerne, Switzerland [71]
Javelin throw 45.76 m A Shura Utura 21 May 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Weight throw 4.22 m Birtukan Bouele 18 July 2020 International Lucerne Masters Throws Pentathlon Lucerne, Switzerland [72]
Heptathlon 3270 pts A Genet Tebalew 8–9 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
17.39 1.30 m 8.13 m 29.11 4.12 m 27.18 m 2:38.11
3000 m walk (track) 20:29.0 Birtukan Bouele 1 May 2023 Challenge André Oudot Besançon, France [73]
5000 m walk (track) 22:48.25 A Ayalnesh Dejene 18 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia [74]
5 km walk (road) 35:12.0 Birtukan Bouele 26 February 2023 Championnats de France des 100km marche Bourges, France [75]
10,000 m walk (track) 44:49.0 h Yehualeye Beletew 11 April 2021 Ethiopian Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [76]
10 km walk (road) 45:40+ Askale Tiksa Benti 7 May 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italia [77]
15 km walk (road) 1:10:11+ Askale Tiksa Benti 7 May 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italia [78]
20 km walk (road) 1:31:32 Yehualeye Beletew 11 June 2021 47th International Race Walking Festival Alytus, Lithuania [79]
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 46.46 A  Ethiopia
Mantegbosh Melese
Fetiya Kedir
Leaynet Alemu
Fantu Magiso		 30 July 2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya [80]
4 × 400 m relay 3:39.82 A  Ethiopia
Abrhaley Takere
Getachew Alula
Gerezine Gebremariam
Fantu Magiso		 15 May 2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana [81]
3:37.23 # 2009
4 × 800 m relay 8:30.65 Dureti Edeo
Feyne Gudeto
Tizita Bogale
Alem Gereziher		 27 April 2013 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States [82]
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Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:24.5 h  Ethiopia
W. Tolosa
H. Tadese
M. Assefa
T. Dguma		 26 December 2021 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Indoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 6.82 Berhane Haile 12 January 1991 Gothenburg, Sweden
200 m 21.90 Alemayehu Gudeta 3 March 1989 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
Alemayehu Gudeta 3 March 1989 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
400 m 46.96 Alemayehu Gudeta 5 March 1989 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
600 m 1:15.31 Mohammed Aman 2 February 2014 Russian Winter Meeting Moscow, Russia [83]
800 m 1:44.52 Mohammed Aman 15 February 2014 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [84]
1000 m 2:18.34 OT Yomif Kejelcha 12 January 2019 UW Indoor Preview Seattle, United States [85]
1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera 16 February 2019 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [86]
Mile 3:47.01 Yomif Kejelcha 3 March 2019 Bruce Lehane Invitational Boston, United States [87]
2000 m 4:49.99 Kenenisa Bekele 17 February 2007 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom
3000 m 7:24.98 Getnet Wale 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [88]
7:23.81 Lamecha Girma 15 February 2023 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [89]
Two miles 8:04.35 Kenenisa Bekele 16 February 2008 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom
5000 m 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele 20 February 2004 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom
60 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase 5:20.03 Getahun Berhan 13 February 2011 Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent, Belgium [90]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump 6.98 m (2nd jump) Lingo Obang Ojulu 28 January 2012 Meeting International Bordeaux, France [91]
6.98 m (3rd jump)
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m
12.10 Birtukan Bouele 14 April 2018 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland [92]
11.74 Birtukan Bouele 18 February 2023 Int. VLV-Hallen-Masters MS Dornbirn, Austria [93]
200 m 40.87 Birtukan Bouele 15 April 2018 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland [92]
300 m 1:07.14 Birtukan Bouele 16 December 2017 Indoor Lafmeeting 1 Luxembourg, Luxembourg [94]
400 m
1:34.45 Birtukan Bouele 30 January 2022 BBA Hallenmeeting Magglingen, Switzerland [95]
600 m 1:29.36+ Genzebe Dibaba 24 February 2017 Meeting Ville de Madrid Madrid, Spain [96]
800 m 1:57.52 Gudaf Tsegay 14 February 2021 Meeting de l'Eure Val-de-Reuil, France [97]
1000 m 2:33.06 Genzebe Dibaba 24 February 2017 Meeting Ville de Madrid Madrid, Spain [98]
1500 m 3:53.09 Gudaf Tsegay 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [99]
Mile 4:13.31 Genzebe Dibaba 17 February 2016 Globen Galan Stockholm, Sweden [100]
2000 m 5:23.75 Genzebe Dibaba 7 February 2017 Míting Internacional de Catalunya Sabadell, Spain [101]
3000 m 8:16.60 [102] Genzebe Dibaba 6 February 2014 XL Galan Stockholm, Sweden [103]
Two miles 9:00.48 Genzebe Dibaba 15 February 2014 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [104]
5000 m 14:18.86 Genzebe Dibaba 19 February 2015 XL Galan Stockholm, Sweden [105]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
2.64 m Birtukan Bouele 14 April 2018 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland [92]
Triple jump 4.71 m Birtukan Bouele 15 April 2018 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland [92]
Shot put
4.20 m Birtukan Bouele 14 April 2018 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland [92]
4.27 m Birtukan Bouele 18 February 2023 Int. VLV-Hallen-Masters MS Dornbirn, Austria [93]
Weight throw 4.42 m Birtukan Bouele 15 April 2018 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland [92]
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk 21:47.83 Birtukan Bouele 19 January 2020 Championnats 57 / Zone Alsace Metz, France [106]
21:03.08 Birtukan Bouele 22 January 2023 3. Stadtwerk Hallenmeeting St. Gallen, Switzerland [107]
4 × 400 m relay
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U20 (Junior) records

U20 men outdoor

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EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
100 m10.63 AWetere Gelelcha30 May 2007Kampala, Uganda19 years, 96 days[108]
200 m21.30 AWetere Gelelcha31 May 2007Kampala, Uganda19 years, 97 days[109]
400 m46.54 AKenenisa Hailu5 Mar 201512th African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia[110]
800 m1:42.37Mohamed Aman6 Sep 2013Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium19 years, 239 days[111]
1000 m2:18.87Tolesa Bodena10 Jun 2018Bauhaus AthleticsStockholm, Sweden18 years, 112 days[112]
1500 m3:31.13Mulugeta Wondimu31 Jul 2004Heusden, Belgium19 years, 154 days[113]
Mile run3:51.26Samuel Tefera26 May 2018Prefontaine ClassicEugene, United States18 years, 215 days[114]
2000 m4:56.25Tesfaye Cheru5 Jul 2011Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de ReimsReims, France18 years, 125 days[115]
3000 m7:28.19Yomif Kejelcha27 Aug 2016Meeting ParisSaint-Denis, France19 years, 26 days[116]
Two miles8:08.69Selemon Barega30 Jun 2019Prefontaine Classic, Cobb Track & Angell FieldStanford, United States19 years, 161 days[117]
5000 m12:43.02Selemon Barega31 Aug 201842nd Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium18 years, 223 days[118]
10,000 m26:49.46Selemon Barega17 Jul 2019Ethiopian TrialsHengelo, Netherlands19 years, 178 days[119]
10 km (road)27:34Berhanu Legesse10 Mar 2013Taroudant 10-KTaroudant, Morocco18 years, 180 days[120]
Half marathon59:22Amdework Walelegn21 Oct 2018AirTel Delhi Half-MarathonNew Delhi, India19 years, 224 days[121]
Marathon2:04:32Tsegaye Mekonnen24 Jan 2014Standard Chartered Dubai MarathonDubai, United Arab Emirates18 years, 223 days[122]
2000 m steeplechase5:29.41Wogene Sebisibe19 Jul 20159th IAAF World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia17 years, 26 days[123]
3000 m steeplechase8:01.36Lamecha Girma4 Oct 201917th IAAF World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar18 years, 312 days[124]
110 m hurdles14.1 h AHenok Masreha14 Jun 2015Dasani Road RaceAddis Ababa, Ethiopia17 years, 133 days[125]
400 m hurdles51.26Tesfaye Aschalew9 Jan 1988Annaba, Algeria18–19 years[126]
High jump2.10 ALim Koungdoup12 May 2019National ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia18 years, 353 days[127]
Long jump7.67 ALingo Obang5 May 2011Addis Ababa, Ethiopia17–18 years[128]
Triple jump16.23 AAdire Gur2 Feb 2018Addis Ababa, Ethiopia17 years, 316 days[129]
Javelin throw71.10 AOtag Ubang13 Mar 2022National U20 & U18 ChampionshipsAssela, Ethiopia[130]
20 km race walk (road)1:22:48Misganaw Wakuma12 Jun 2022African ChampionshipsSt Pierre, Mauritius17 years, 342 days[131]
4 × 400 m relay3:11.19 A8 Mar 201512th African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia[132]
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U20 women outdoor

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EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
100 m11.82Tegest Tamagnu10 Aug 201419th African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco18 years, 174 days[133]
200 m23.84 ATegest Tamagnu8 Mar 201512th African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia19 years, 19 days[134]
400 m52.09 AFantu Magiso13 May 201110th African Junior ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana18 years, 338 days[135]
800 m1:58.99Habitam Alemu17 Aug 201631st Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil19 years, 39 days[136]
1000 m2:37.47Shura Hotesa12 Jul 1996Bellinzona, Switzerland18–19 years[137]
1500 m3:54.93Birke Haylom16 Jul 2023Kamila Skolimowska MemorialChorzów, Poland17 years, 191 days[138]
Mile4:17.13Birke Haylom15 Jun 2023Bislett GamesOslo, Norway17 years, 160 days[139]
2000 m5:34.27Senbere Teferi17 Jun 201453rd Zlatá Tretra, Golden SpikeOstrava, Czech Republic19 years, 45 days[140]
3000 m8:30.99Aynadis Mebratu2 Sep 2023Wanda Diamond LeagueXiamen, China18 years, 281 days[141]
Two miles10:06.60Mimi Belete14 Sep 2007Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium19 years, 97 days[142]
5000 m14:16.54Medina Eisa23 Jul 2023London Athletics MeetLondon, United Kingdom18 years, 201 days[143]
10,000 m30:53.53Girmawit Gebrzihair17 Jul 2019Ethiopische Trials / Ethiopian TrialsHengelo, Netherlands17 years, 238 days[144]
10 km (road)32:37Abreha Tsige8 Jun 2019Oelder Sparkassen-City-LaufOelde, Germany18 years, 260 days[145]
Half marathon1:09:37Senayet Getachew8 Oct 2023EDP Maratona de Lisboa & Luso Meia MaratonaLisbon, Portugal18 years, 7 days[146]
Marathon2:20:59Shure Demise23 Jan 2015Standard Chartered Dubai MarathonDubai, United Arab Emirates19 years, 2 days[147]
2000 m steeplechase6:18.55Frehiwot Gesese2 May 2023African U18 ChampionshipsNdola, Zambia17 years, 121 days[148]
3000 m steeplechase9:00.71Sembo Almayew2 Jun 2023Golden Gala Pietro MenneaFlorence, Italy18 years, 129 days[149]
100 m hurdles14.2 h AMeheret Ashamo23 Dec 2021EAF CompetitionAddis Ababa, Ethiopia17 years, 209 days[150]
400 m hurdles57.60 AZewde Hailemariam8 Aug 1987Nairobi, Kenya15–16 years[151]
High jump1.80 mAriyat Dibow14 Sep 201511th All Africa Games, Kintele StadiumBrazzaville, Congo18 years, 203 days[152]
Long jump5.77 m AAster Tolosa9 Mar 2022National U20 & U18 ChampionshipsAssela, Ethiopia[153]
Triple jump12.77 m ANibolo Uguda11 Jun 2015Addis Ababa, Ethiopia18 years, 119 days[154]
Discus throw42.76 m AMerhawit Tsehaye8 May 2019National ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia18 years, 254 days[155]
Javelin throw51.46 m ADngete Adola7 Mar 2022National U20 & U18 ChampionshipsAssela, Ethiopia17 years, 328 days[156]
20 km race walk (road)1:40:04Ayalnesh Dejene7 May 2016IAAF World Race Walking Team ChampionshipsRome, Italy18 years, 108 days[157]
4 × 400 m relay3:39.29 Ethiopia14 Jul 201817th IAAF World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland[158]
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U20 men indoor

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EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
600 m 1:15.60 Mohamed Aman 3 February 2013 Russian Winter Moscow, Russia 19 years, 24 days [159]
800 m1:45.05Mohamed Aman21 February 2013XL GalanStockholm, Sweden19 years, 42 days[160]
1000 m2:19.39Berhanu Alemu2 February 2001Erfurt, Germany18 years, 201 days[161]
1500 m3:36.05Samuel Tefera27 January 2018Meeting Elite en salle de l'EureVal-de-Reuil, France18 years, 96 days[162]
Mile run4:04.04Sintayehu Taye28 February 2009Atlantic Coast Conference ChampionshipsBlacksburg, United States18 years, 145 days[163]
2000 m4:57.74Yomif Kejelcha28 February 2014Meeting National en salle de MetzMetz, France16 years, 211 days[164]
3000 m 7:29.99 Biniam Mehary 13 February 2025 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France 18 years, 55 days [165]
Two miles8:13.32Tariku Bekele18 February 2006Norwich Union Grand PrixBirmingham, United Kingdom19 years, 28 days[166]
5000 m13:04.18Yitayal Atnafu10 February 2012PSD Bank MeetingDüsseldorf, Germany19 years, 21 days[167]
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U20 women indoor

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EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
800 m2:01.03Meskerem Assefa14 February 2004Fayetteville, United States18 years, 147 days[168]
1000 m2:40.51Tizita Bogale16 February 2012Meeting Féminin du Val d'OiseEaubonne, France18 years, 218 days[169]
1500 m4:04.80Genzebe Dibaba14 February 2010Ghent, Belgium19 years, 6 days[170]
Mile4:24.10Kalkidan Gezahegne20 February 2010Birmingham, Great Britain18 years, 288 days[171]
2000 m5:35.46Dawit Seyaum7 February 2015New Balance Indoor Grand PrixBoston, United States18 years, 195 days[172]
3000 m8:33.56Tirunesh Dibaba20 February 2004Birmingham, Great Britain18 years, 142 days[173]
Two miles9:34.03Meseret Defar27 January 2002Boston, United States18 years, 69 days[174]
5000 m15:35.71Dagmawit Kidane19 February 201526th XL-GalanStockholm, Sweden18 years, 79 days[175]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The Association of Road Racing Statisticians regard Gebrselassie's time to be 44:23 based on initially reported stopped times of 44:22.8, 44:23.0 and 44:23.1. The race organisers do not confirm these times and officially regard the time to be 44:24
  2. [b]
    not legal as of World Athletics profile, nevertheless recognised as Ethiopian record by same source

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