List of Ethiopian records in athletics

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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by EAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by EAF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

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 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	3:29.91	Aman Wote	18 July 2014	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[3]
	3:29.51	Lamecha Girma	30 June 2023	Athletissima	Lausanne, Switzerland	[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	12:37.35	Kenenisa Bekele	31 May 2004		Hengelo, Netherlands
	12:36.73	Hagos Gebrhiwet	30 May 2024	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[8]
5 km (road)	12:49	Berihu Aregawi	31 December 2021	Cursa dels Nassos	Barcelona, Spain	[9]
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	[10]
	26:32 a	Berihu Aregawi	31 December 2024	San Silvestre Vallecana	Madrid, Spain	[11]
15 km (road)	40:57+	Yomif Kejelcha	27 October 2024	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[12]
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	[13]
20 km (road)	54:32+	Yomif Kejelcha	27 October 2024	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[14]
Half marathon	57:30	Yomif Kejelcha	27 October 2024	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[15]
One hour	21285 m	Haile Gebrselassie	27 June 2007	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[16]
25 km (road)	1:11:37 #	Haile Gebrselassie	12 March 2006	20 van Alphen	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
	1:12:30+	Kenenisa Bekele	29 September 2019	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[17]
	1:12:30+	Birhanu Legese	29 September 2019	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[18]
30 km (road)	1:26:53+	Birhanu Legese	29 September 2019	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[19]
	1:26:53+	Sisay Lemma	29 September 2019	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[20]
Marathon	2:01:41	Kenenisa Bekele	29 September 2019	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[21]
50 km (road)	2:42:07	Ketema Negasa	23 May 2021	Nedbank Runified Race	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	[22]
110 m hurdles	14.62 (−0.1 m/s)	Behailu Alemshet	13 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[23]
	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	7:58.68	Lamecha Girma	31 May 2022	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[24]
	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	67.99 m A	Bekele Tola	4 June 1994		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	73.84 m	Otagi Ogulla Obang	22 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[27]
	73.90 m	Ukuet Gemse	3 July 2024	Ethiopian U20 Championships	Hawassa, 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)	40:22+	Misgana Wakuma	1 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[29]
20 km walk (road)	1:25:28 A	Cherenet Makore	4 May 2006		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	1:20:51	Misgana Wakuma	21 April 2024	World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships	Antalya, Turkey	[30]
	1:19.31	Misgana Wakuma	1 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[31]
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	[32]
4 × 1500 m relay	14:41.22	Ethiopia Mekonnen Gebremedhin Soresa Fida Zebene Alemayehu Aman Wote	25 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[33]

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	23.84 A (−1.6 m/s)	Tegest Tamangnu Yuma	8 March 2015	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[34]
400 m	51.44 A	Genet Lire	13 June 2014	Ethiopian Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[35]
600 m	1:26.53	Habitam Alemu	12 May 2023	Meeting National	Toulon, France	[36]
800 m	1:56.67	Werkwuha Getachew	8 June 2021	Ethiopian Olympic Trials	Hengelo, Netherlands	[37]
1000 m	2:34.11	Habitam Alemu	8 May 2022	Internationales thallos Läufermeeting	Pliezhausen, Germany	[38]
1500 m	3:50.07	Genzebe Dibaba	17 July 2015	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[39]
Mile	4:11.88	Gudaf Tsegay	19 July 2025	London Athletics Meet	London, United Kingdom	[40]
Mile (road)	4:20.98 Wo	Diribe Welteji	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[41]
2000 m	5:25.86	Freweyni Hailu	14 September 2021	Hanžeković Memorial	Zagreb, Croatia	[42]
3000 m	8:19.52	Ejgayehu Taye	28 August 2021	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France	[43][44]
Two miles	8:58.58	Meseret Defar	14 September 2007	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
5000 m	14:06.62	Letesenbet Gidey	7 October 2020		Valencia, Spain	[45]
	14:00.21	Gudaf Tsegay	17 September 2023	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[46]
5 km (road)	14:29 Wo	Senbere Teferi	12 September 2021	Road to Records	Herzogenaurach, Germany	[47]
	14:19 Mx	Ejgayehu Taye	31 December 2021	Cursa dels Nassos	Barcelona, Spain	[48]
10,000 m	29:01.03	Letesenbet Gidey	8 June 2021	Ethiopian Olympic Trials	Hengelo, Netherlands	[49]
10 km (road)	29:14 Mx	Yalemzerf Yehualaw	27 February 2022	Castellón 10K	Castellón de la Plana, Spain	[50]
15 km (road)	44:20 Mx	Letesenbet Gidey	17 November 2019	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen, Netherlands	[51]
	46:25+ Wo	Yalemzerf Yehualaw	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[52]
10 miles (road)	50:46	Dibabe Kuma	23 September 2018	Dam tot Damloop	Amsterdam-Zaandam, Netherlands	[53]
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	[54]
20 km (road)	1:01:11+ Mx	Ababel Yeshaneh	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[55]
	1:02:04+ Wo	Yalemzerf Yehualaw	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[56]
Half marathon	1:05:32 Wo	Senbere Teferi	27 October 2019	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[57]
	1:02:52 Mx	Letesenbet Gidey	24 October 2021	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[58]
25 km (road)	1:18:40+ Mx	Tigst Assefa	24 September 2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[59]
	1:19:14+ Wo	Tigst Assefa	27 April 2025	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	[60]
30 km (road)	1:34:12+ Mx	Tigst Assefa	24 September 2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[61]
	1:35:33+ Wo	Tigst Assefa	27 April 2025	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	[62]
Marathon	2:17:23 Wo	Yalemzerf Yehualaw	24 April 2022	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	[63]
	2:16:23+ Wo	Tigst Assefa	21 April 2024	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	[64]
	2:15:37 Mx	Tigst Assefa	25 September 2022	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[65][66]
	2:14:58 Mx	Amane Beriso	4 December 2022	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[67]
	2:11:53 Mx	Tigst Assefa	24 September 2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[68]
	2:15:50 Wo	Tigst Assefa	27 April 2025	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	[69]
50 km (road)	3:00:29 Wo	Emane Seifu Hayile	26 February 2023	Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km	Gqeberha, South Africa	[70]
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
3000 m steeplechase	9:02.52	Mekides Abebe	28 May 2021	Doha Diamond League	Doha, Qatar	[71]
	8:54.61	Werkuha Getachew	20 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[72]
High jump	1.80 m	Ariyat Dibow Ubang	14 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[73]
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	[74]
Shot put	13.53 m	Amele Yibeltal Muluadam	20–24 April 2016		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	13.92 m	Zurga Usuman Musa	22 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[75]
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	[76]
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	[77]
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	[78]
5000 m walk (track)	22:48.25 A	Ayalnesh Dejene	18 July 2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	[79]
5 km walk (road)	35:12.0	Birtukan Bouele	26 February 2023	Championnats de France des 100km marche	Bourges, France	[80]
10,000 m walk (track)	44:49.0 h	Yehualeye Beletew	11 April 2021	Ethiopian Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[81]
10 km walk (road)	45:40+	Askale Tiksa Benti	7 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[82]
15 km walk (road)	1:10:11+	Askale Tiksa Benti	7 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[83]
20 km walk (road)	1:31:32	Yehualeye Beletew	11 June 2021	47th International Race Walking Festival	Alytus, Lithuania	[84]
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	[85]
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	[86]
	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	[87]

Mixed

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

Indoor

Men

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	[88]
800 m	1:44.52	Mohammed Aman	15 February 2014	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[89]
1000 m	2:18.34 OT	Yomif Kejelcha	12 January 2019	UW Indoor Preview	Seattle, United States	[90]
1500 m	3:31.04	Samuel Tefera	16 February 2019	Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[91]
Mile	3:47.01	Yomif Kejelcha	3 March 2019	Bruce Lehane Invitational	Boston, United States	[92]
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	[93]
	7:23.81	Lamecha Girma	15 February 2023	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin, France	[94]
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	[95]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	6.98 m (2nd jump)	Lingo Obang Ojulu	28 January 2012	Meeting International	Bordeaux, France	[96]
	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

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m
	12.10	Birtukan Bouele	14 April 2018	4th IAUM World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[97]
	11.74	Birtukan Bouele	18 February 2023	Int. VLV-Hallen-Masters MS	Dornbirn, Austria	[98]
200 m	40.87	Birtukan Bouele	15 April 2018	4th IAUM World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[97]
300 m	1:07.14	Birtukan Bouele	16 December 2017	Indoor Lafmeeting 1	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	[99]
400 m
	1:34.45	Birtukan Bouele	30 January 2022	BBA Hallenmeeting	Magglingen, Switzerland	[100]
600 m	1:29.36+	Genzebe Dibaba	24 February 2017	Meeting Ville de Madrid	Madrid, Spain	[101]
800 m	1:57.52	Gudaf Tsegay	14 February 2021	Meeting de l'Eure	Val-de-Reuil, France	[102]
1000 m	2:33.06	Genzebe Dibaba	24 February 2017	Meeting Ville de Madrid	Madrid, Spain	[103]
1500 m	3:53.09	Gudaf Tsegay	9 February 2021	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin, France	[104]
Mile	4:13.31	Genzebe Dibaba	17 February 2016	Globen Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[105]
2000 m	5:23.75	Genzebe Dibaba	7 February 2017	Míting Internacional de Catalunya	Sabadell, Spain	[106]
3000 m	8:16.60 [107]	Genzebe Dibaba	6 February 2014	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[108]
Two miles	9:00.48	Genzebe Dibaba	15 February 2014	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[109]
5000 m	14:18.86	Genzebe Dibaba	19 February 2015	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[110]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
	2.64 m	Birtukan Bouele	14 April 2018	4th IAUM World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[97]
Triple jump	4.71 m	Birtukan Bouele	15 April 2018	4th IAUM World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[97]
Shot put
	4.20 m	Birtukan Bouele	14 April 2018	4th IAUM World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[97]
	4.27 m	Birtukan Bouele	18 February 2023	Int. VLV-Hallen-Masters MS	Dornbirn, Austria	[98]
Weight throw	4.42 m	Birtukan Bouele	15 April 2018	4th IAUM World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[97]
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	[111]
	21:03.08	Birtukan Bouele	22 January 2023	3. Stadtwerk Hallenmeeting	St. Gallen, Switzerland	[112]
4 × 400 m relay

U20 (Junior) records

U20 men outdoor

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
100 m	10.63 A	Wetere Gelelcha	30 May 2007		Kampala, Uganda	19 years, 96 days	[113]
200 m	21.30 A	Wetere Gelelcha	31 May 2007		Kampala, Uganda	19 years, 97 days	[114]
400 m	46.54 A	Kenenisa Hailu	5 Mar 2015	12th African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		[115]
800 m	1:42.37	Mohamed Aman	6 Sep 2013	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	19 years, 239 days	[116]
1000 m	2:18.87	Tolesa Bodena	10 Jun 2018	Bauhaus Athletics	Stockholm, Sweden	18 years, 112 days	[117]
1500 m	3:31.13	Mulugeta Wondimu	31 Jul 2004		Heusden, Belgium	19 years, 154 days	[118]
Mile run	3:51.26	Samuel Tefera	26 May 2018	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	18 years, 215 days	[119]
2000 m	4:56.25	Tesfaye Cheru	5 Jul 2011	Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Reims	Reims, France	18 years, 125 days	[120]
3000 m	7:28.19	Yomif Kejelcha	27 Aug 2016	Meeting Paris	Saint-Denis, France	19 years, 26 days	[121]
Two miles	8:08.69	Selemon Barega	30 Jun 2019	Prefontaine Classic, Cobb Track & Angell Field	Stanford, United States	19 years, 161 days	[122]
5000 m	12:43.02	Selemon Barega	31 Aug 2018	42nd Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	18 years, 223 days	[123]
10,000 m	26:49.46	Selemon Barega	17 Jul 2019	Ethiopian Trials	Hengelo, Netherlands	19 years, 178 days	[124]
10 km (road)	27:34	Berhanu Legesse	10 Mar 2013	Taroudant 10-K	Taroudant, Morocco	18 years, 180 days	[125]
Half marathon	59:22	Amdework Walelegn	21 Oct 2018	AirTel Delhi Half-Marathon	New Delhi, India	19 years, 224 days	[126]
Marathon	2:04:32	Tsegaye Mekonnen	24 Jan 2014	Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	18 years, 223 days	[127]
2000 m steeplechase	5:29.41	Wogene Sebisibe	19 Jul 2015	9th IAAF World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	17 years, 26 days	[128]
3000 m steeplechase	8:01.36	Lamecha Girma	4 Oct 2019	17th IAAF World Championships	Doha, Qatar	18 years, 312 days	[129]
110 m hurdles	14.1 h A	Henok Masreha	14 Jun 2015	Dasani Road Race	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	17 years, 133 days	[130]
400 m hurdles	51.26	Tesfaye Aschalew	9 Jan 1988		Annaba, Algeria	18–19 years	[131]
High jump	2.10 A	Lim Koungdoup	12 May 2019	National Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	18 years, 353 days	[132]
Long jump	7.67 A	Lingo Obang	5 May 2011		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	17–18 years	[133]
Triple jump	16.23 A	Adire Gur	2 Feb 2018		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	17 years, 316 days	[134]
Javelin throw	71.10 A	Otag Ubang	13 Mar 2022	National U20 & U18 Championships	Assela, Ethiopia		[135]
20 km race walk (road)	1:22:48	Misganaw Wakuma	12 Jun 2022	African Championships	St Pierre, Mauritius	17 years, 342 days	[136]
4 × 400 m relay	3:11.19 A		8 Mar 2015	12th African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		[137]

U20 women outdoor

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
100 m	11.82	Tegest Tamagnu	10 Aug 2014	19th African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	18 years, 174 days	[138]
200 m	23.84 A	Tegest Tamagnu	8 Mar 2015	12th African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	19 years, 19 days	[139]
400 m	52.09 A	Fantu Magiso	13 May 2011	10th African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	18 years, 338 days	[140]
800 m	1:58.99	Habitam Alemu	17 Aug 2016	31st Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19 years, 39 days	[141]
1000 m	2:37.47	Shura Hotesa	12 Jul 1996		Bellinzona, Switzerland	18–19 years	[142]
1500 m	3:54.93	Birke Haylom	16 Jul 2023	Kamila Skolimowska Memorial	Chorzów, Poland	17 years, 191 days	[143]
Mile	4:17.13	Birke Haylom	15 Jun 2023	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	17 years, 160 days	[144]
2000 m	5:34.27	Senbere Teferi	17 Jun 2014	53rd Zlatá Tretra, Golden Spike	Ostrava, Czech Republic	19 years, 45 days	[145]
3000 m	8:30.99	Aynadis Mebratu	2 Sep 2023	Wanda Diamond League	Xiamen, China	18 years, 281 days	[146]
Two miles	10:06.60	Mimi Belete	14 Sep 2007	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	19 years, 97 days	[147]
5000 m	14:16.54	Medina Eisa	23 Jul 2023	London Athletics Meet	London, United Kingdom	18 years, 201 days	[148]
10,000 m	30:53.53	Girmawit Gebrzihair	17 Jul 2019	Ethiopische Trials / Ethiopian Trials	Hengelo, Netherlands	17 years, 238 days	[149]
10 km (road)	32:37	Abreha Tsige	8 Jun 2019	Oelder Sparkassen-City-Lauf	Oelde, Germany	18 years, 260 days	[150]
Half marathon	1:09:37	Senayet Getachew	8 Oct 2023	EDP Maratona de Lisboa & Luso Meia Maratona	Lisbon, Portugal	18 years, 7 days	[151]
Marathon	2:20:59	Shure Demise	23 Jan 2015	Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	19 years, 2 days	[152]
2000 m steeplechase	6:18.55	Frehiwot Gesese	2 May 2023	African U18 Championships	Ndola, Zambia	17 years, 121 days	[153]
3000 m steeplechase	9:00.71	Sembo Almayew	2 Jun 2023	Golden Gala Pietro Mennea	Florence, Italy	18 years, 129 days	[154]
100 m hurdles	14.2 h A	Meheret Ashamo	23 Dec 2021	EAF Competition	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	17 years, 209 days	[155]
400 m hurdles	57.60 A	Zewde Hailemariam	8 Aug 1987		Nairobi, Kenya	15–16 years	[156]
High jump	1.80 m	Ariyat Dibow	14 Sep 2015	11th All Africa Games, Kintele Stadium	Brazzaville, Congo	18 years, 203 days	[157]
Long jump	5.77 m A	Aster Tolosa	9 Mar 2022	National U20 & U18 Championships	Assela, Ethiopia		[158]
Triple jump	12.77 m A	Nibolo Uguda	11 Jun 2015		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	18 years, 119 days	[159]
Discus throw	42.76 m A	Merhawit Tsehaye	8 May 2019	National Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	18 years, 254 days	[160]
Javelin throw	51.46 m A	Dngete Adola	7 Mar 2022	National U20 & U18 Championships	Assela, Ethiopia	17 years, 328 days	[161]
20 km race walk (road)	1:40:04	Ayalnesh Dejene	7 May 2016	IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italy	18 years, 108 days	[162]
4 × 400 m relay	3:39.29	Ethiopia	14 Jul 2018	17th IAAF World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland		[163]

U20 men indoor

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
600 m	1:15.60	Mohamed Aman	3 February 2013	Russian Winter	Moscow, Russia	19 years, 24 days	[164]
800 m	1:45.05	Mohamed Aman	21 February 2013	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	19 years, 42 days	[165]
1000 m	2:19.39	Berhanu Alemu	2 February 2001		Erfurt, Germany	18 years, 201 days	[166]
1500 m	3:36.05	Samuel Tefera	27 January 2018	Meeting Elite en salle de l'Eure	Val-de-Reuil, France	18 years, 96 days	[167]
Mile run	4:04.04	Sintayehu Taye	28 February 2009	Atlantic Coast Conference Championships	Blacksburg, United States	18 years, 145 days	[168]
2000 m	4:57.74	Yomif Kejelcha	28 February 2014	Meeting National en salle de Metz	Metz, France	16 years, 211 days	[169]
3000 m	7:29.99	Biniam Mehary	13 February 2025	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin, France	18 years, 55 days	[170]
Two miles	8:13.32	Tariku Bekele	18 February 2006	Norwich Union Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	19 years, 28 days	[171]
5000 m	13:04.18	Yitayal Atnafu	10 February 2012	PSD Bank Meeting	Düsseldorf, Germany	19 years, 21 days	[172]

U20 women indoor

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
800 m	2:01.03	Meskerem Assefa	14 February 2004		Fayetteville, United States	18 years, 147 days	[173]
1000 m	2:40.51	Tizita Bogale	16 February 2012	Meeting Féminin du Val d'Oise	Eaubonne, France	18 years, 218 days	[174]
1500 m	4:04.80	Genzebe Dibaba	14 February 2010		Ghent, Belgium	19 years, 6 days	[175]
Mile	4:24.10	Kalkidan Gezahegne	20 February 2010		Birmingham, Great Britain	18 years, 288 days	[176]
2000 m	5:35.46	Dawit Seyaum	7 February 2015	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix	Boston, United States	18 years, 195 days	[177]
3000 m	8:33.56	Tirunesh Dibaba	20 February 2004		Birmingham, Great Britain	18 years, 142 days	[178]
Two miles	9:34.03	Meseret Defar	27 January 2002		Boston, United States	18 years, 69 days	[179]
5000 m	15:35.71	Dagmawit Kidane	19 February 2015	26th XL-Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	18 years, 79 days	[180]

Notes

1. 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. not legal as of World Athletics profile, nevertheless recognised as Ethiopian record by same source