Ethiopian records in athletics

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

Outdoor

Men

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 #	Gebre Gebregzi	6 June 1971		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
200 m	21.30	Wetere Galcha	31 May 2007		Kampala, Uganda
	20.7 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	Mohamed Aman	6 September 2013	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	[1]
1500 m	3:30.86	Aman Wote	9 May 2014	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	[2]
Mile	3:48.60	Aman Wote	31 May 2014	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[3]
3000 m	7:25.09	Haile Gebrselassie	28 August 1998	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
5000 m	12:37.35	Kenenisa Bekele	31 May 2004		Hengelo, Netherlands
5 km (road)	13:10	Birhanu Dejene	3 April 2005	20th Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, United States
10000 m	26:17.53	Kenenisa Bekele	26 August 2005	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road)	27:02	Haile Gebrselassie	11 December 2002		Doha, Qatar
15 km (road)	41:29+	Deriba Merga	20 February 2009	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
10 miles(road)	44:23	Haile Gebrselassie	4 September 2005		Tilburg, Netherlands
20000 m(track)	56:25.98+	Haile Gebrselassie	27 June 2007	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[4]	[1]
20 km (road)	55:48+	Haile Gebrselassie	15 January 2006		Phoenix, United States
Half marathon	58:47	Atsedu Tsegay	31 March 2012	Prague Half Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	[5]
One hour	21285 m	Haile Gebrselassie	27 June 2007	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[6]	[2]
25 km (road)	1:13:16	Maregu Zewdie Tarefe	9 May 2010	BIG 25	Berlin, Germany	[7]
	1:11:37 #	Haile Gebrselassie	12 March 2006	20 van Alphen	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
30 km (road)	1:27:49+	Haile Gebrselassie	20 September 2009	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[8]
Marathon	2:03:59	Haile Gebrselassie	28 September 2008	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[9]
110 m hurdles	15.04 A	Zelalem Chemdesa	3 May 2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	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
3000 m steeplechase	8:06.16	Roba Gari	11 May 2012	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	[10]
High jump	2.05 m A	Ogulla Obang	8 May 2005		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pole vault	3.72 m A	Sameson Beshahe Seatu Tilahune	2 May 2009		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Long jump	7.50 m A	Gashawbeza Lemma	1989		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Triple jump	15.32 m A	Galwak Garkot	2 April 2008		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	38.90 m A	Sahle Muluneh	February 1976		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Javelin throw	67.99 m A	Bekele Tola	4 June 1994		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Decathlon	5918 pts A	Bekele Tola	11–12 August 1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya
	11.97 (100 m), 5.89 m (long jump), 11.05 m (shot put), 1.63 m (high jump), 51.83 (400 m) / 17.58 (110 m hurdles), 30.48 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 59.64 m (javelin), 4:14.63 (1500 m)
20 km walk(road)	1:25:28 A	Cherenet Makore	4 May 2006		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
50 km walk(road)	4:58:54	Debeko Yanka Degife	14 May 2006		La Coruña, Spain
4x100 m relay	40.76 A	Ethiopia Abyot Lencho Mohammed Jud-Misbach Terefe Takiso Wetere Galcha	2 May 2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4x400 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 Aman1:44.0 (800m) Aman Wote 3:52.8(1600 m)	27 April 2013	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	[11]
4×1500 m relay	14:41.22	Ethiopia Mekonnen Gebremedhin Soresa Fida Zebene Alemayehu Aman Wote	25 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[12]

Women

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	23.90 (+0.1 m/s)	Fantu Magiso	15 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[13][14]
400 m	52.03 A	Fantu Magiso	12 March 2011	28th MOHA Addis Ababa Clubs Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[15]
800 m	1:57.48	Fantu Magiso	9 June 2012	Adidas Grand Prix	New York City, United States	[16]
1500 m	3:56.54	Abeba Aregawi	31 May 2012	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy	[17]
Mile	4:18.23	Gelete Burka	7 September 2008	IAAF Grand Prix	Rieti, Italy
2000 m	5:30.19	Gelete Burka	4 September 2009	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	[18]
3000 m	8:24.51+	Meseret Defar	14 September 2007	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
Two miles	8:58.58	Meseret Defar	14 September 2007	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
5000 m	14:11.15	Tirunesh Dibaba	6 June 2008	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[19]
5 km (road)	14:46	Meseret Defar	9 April 2006	15th Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, United States
10000 m	29:53.80	Meselech Melkamu	14 June 2009		Utrecht, Netherlands
10 km (road)	30:30	Tirunesh Dibaba	1 September 2013	Tilburg Ten Miles	Tilburg, Netherlands	[20]
15 km (road)	46:27.7	Tirunesh Dibaba	15 November 2009	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen, Netherlands	[21]
20000 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	[22]
20 km (road)	1:03:26+	Meseret Hailu	15 February 2013	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Half marathon	1:06:56	Meseret Hailu	15 February 2013	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[23]
25 km (road)	1:22:50+	Askale Tafa	28 September 2008	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany
Marathon	2:18:58	Tiki Gelana	15 April 2012	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	[24]
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 Haile Mariam	8 August 1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya
3000 m steeplechase	9:09.00	Sofia Assefa	7 June 2012	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[25]
High jump	1.65 m	Ariat Dibo Ogba	30 March 2013		Warri, Nigeria
			26 May 2013		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pole vault
Long jump	6.23 m	Hiwot Sisaye	23 June 1993	African Championships	Durban, South Africa
Triple jump	12.07 m	Nibolo Ugada	26 May 2013		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Shot put	11.87 m A	Roman Abera	4 April 2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Discus throw	38.39 m A	Mersit Gebre-Egziabher	2 May 2009		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	44.63 m A	Abaynesh Sisay	6 May 2007		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	44.77 m A	Abaynesh Sisay	28 April 2006		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Heptathlon	3270 pts A	Genet Tebalew	8–9 August 1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya
	17.39 (100 m hurdles), 1.30 m (high jump), 8.13 m (shot put), 29.11 (200 m) / 4.12 m (long jump), 27.18 m (javelin), 2:38.11 (800 m)
5000 m walk(track)	22:59.19	Shefrawe Aynalem Eshetu	15 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[26][27]
10000 m walk(track)	49:00.52 A	Aynalem Eshetu	12 March 2011	28th MOHA Addis Ababa Clubs Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[28]
20 km walk(road)	1:40.12 A	Ararissa Abissa Asnakch	4 May 2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4x100 m relay	46.46 A	Ethiopia Mantegbosh Melese Fetiya Kedir Leaynet Alemu Fantu Magiso	30 July 2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[29]
4x400 m relay	3:39.82	Ethiopia Abrhaley Takere Getachew Alula Gerezine Gebremariam Fantu Magiso	15 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[30]
4×800 m relay	8:30.65	Dureti Edeo Feyne Gudeto Tizita Bogale Alem Gereziher	27 April 2013	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	[31]

Indoor[edit]

Men[edit]

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
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	[32]
800 m	1:44.52	Mohammed Aman	15 February 2014	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[33]
1500 m	3:31.76	Haile Gebrselassie	1 February 1998	Sparkassen Cup	Stuttgart, Germany
2000 m	4:49.99	Kenenisa Bekele	17 February 2007	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
3000 m	7:26.15	Haile Gebrselassie	25 January 1998	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
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	[34]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	6.98 m (2nd jump)	Lingo Obang Ojulu	28 January 2012	Meeting International	Bordeaux, France	[35]
	6.98 m (3rd jump)
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
	(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 m relay

Women[edit]

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m
200 m
400 m
800 m	1:59.17	Kutre Dulecha	14 February 1999	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
1500 m	3:55.17	Genzebe Dibaba	1 February 2014	Weltklasse in Karlsruhe	Karlsruhe, Germany	[36]
Mile	4:23.33	Kutre Dulecha	4 February 2001	Sparkassen Cup	Stuttgart, Germany
2000 m	5:34.25+	Genzebe Dibaba	6 February 2014	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[37]
3000 m	8:16.60	Genzebe Dibaba	6 February 2014	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[38]
Two miles	9:00.48	Genzebe Dibaba	15 February 2014	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[39]
5000 m	14:24.37	Meseret Defar	18 February 2009	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk
4x400 m relay

+ = en route to longer distance
# = not officially ratified by IAAF
A = affected by altitudehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_records_in_athletics