Greatest Ethiopian Athletics Athletes
The greatest Ethiopian athletics athletes in history — ranked by career achievements, honours and legacy.
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Browse all 9 ethiopian athletics athletes in our database.
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Almaz Ayana
Distance (10,000m)
Shattered the 10000m WR winning Rio Olympic gold.
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Genzebe Dibaba
Middle/Long Distance (1500m)
Ethiopian middle-distance star and 1500m world record holder, younger sister of Olympic champion…
Ethiopian
Haile Gebrselassie
Long Distance Runner
Double Olympic 10000m champion, former marathon/10000m WR holder.
Ethiopian
Kenenisa Bekele
Distance Runner
Multiple Olympic and world record distance great.
Ethiopian
Letesenbet Gidey
Distance (10,000m)
Simultaneously held 5000m/10000m/half marathon WRs.
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Selemon Barega
Distance (10,000m)
Ethiopian distance runner and 2020 Olympic 10,000m champion, part of a golden generation of East…
Ethiopian
Tigst Assefa
Marathon
Marathon world record holder (2:11:53, Berlin 2023).
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Tirunesh Dibaba
Distance Runner (5000m, 10000m)
First woman to win Olympic 5000m/10000m double at same Games.
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Yomif Kejelcha
Distance (5,000m)
World 10000m silver medallist, indoor mile world record holder.