1. Werknesh Kidane (1981)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Long-distance 5,000 and 10,000-meters runner who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics; she won the gold at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

2. Tirunesh Dibaba (1985)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Ethiopian runner and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She also won two bronze medals, one in 2004 and one in 2012.

3. Berhane Adere (1973)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Long-distance runner who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics in the 10,000 meters and ran the marathon at the 2012 Olympics.

4. Meseret Defar (1983)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Long-distance runner whose specialty was the 3000 meters and 5000 meters events; she broke several records during her time on the track.

5. Kenenisa Bekele (1982)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Ethiopian record-holding long-distance runner who is a two-time 10,000 m gold medalist. He also won the 5,000 m race in Beijing in 2012.

6. Haile Gebrselassie (1973)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Ethiopian running legend who won 10,000 meter gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as several World Championship gold medals.

7. Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Long-distance runner who won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and two bronze medals at the 2005 Helsinki World Championships.

8. Atsedu Tsegay (1991)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Atsedu Tsegay Tesfay is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2012 he won Prague Half Marathon in a time of 58:47 — the best half marathon performance of the year and...

9. Yeshi Esayias (1985)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Yeshi Esayias Tessema is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Her personal best for the distance is 2:24:06 hours. She has won races in Ottawa and Montreal...

10. Aheza Kiros (1985)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Aheza Kiros is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10000 metres. She finished fourth at the 2006 African Championships and seventeenth at the 2007 World Championships. Running at...

11. Gete Wami (1974)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Getenesh Wami Degife is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who competed in cross country track and road events. Her brother Mulugeta Wami is also a professional marathon runner.

12. Dire Tune (1985)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Dire Tune Arissi is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Tune competed in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2006 World Road Running Championships she finished fourth in the...

13. Girma Tolla (1975)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Girma Tolla is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race having previously concentrated on the 10000 metres.

14. Sentayehu Ejigu (1985)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Sentayehu Ejigu Tamerat is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres. She represented Ethiopia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After narrowly missing out on medals...

15. Tilahun Regassa (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Tilahun Regassa Dabe is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in road running competitions. He has a half marathon best of 59:19 minutes and has won the Zayed International...

16. Sule Utura (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Gedo Sule Utura is an Ethiopian middle distance and long distance runner. She won the 5000 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and was third place in...

17. Abebech Afework (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Abebech Afework Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises half marathon races. She has represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Half Marathon...

18. Ayele Abshero (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Ayele Abshero Biza is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in cross country and road races. He came to prominence with a junior silver medal at the 2008 IAAF...

19. Bazu Worku (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Bazu Worku is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes in marathon races. Worku made his first appearances on the road running circuit in 2008: he was third in the...

20. Belaynesh Oljira (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Belaynesh Oljira is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes mainly in 10K and half marathon races. She represented her country at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2011. Born...

21. Tariku Bekele (1987)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Tariku Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele. He is the fourth fastest Ethiopian ever over 5000...

22. Belaynesh Fikadu (1987)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Belaynesh Fikadu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions. She represented her country at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008 coming fourth.

23. Feyisa Lilesa (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

sa Lilesa is a male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He became the youngest man to run under 2:06 hours when he set his personal best in the men's marathon at...

24. Wude Ayalew (1987)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

ude Ayalew Yimer is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was the bronze medallist over 10000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and took the silver in that event...

25. Meseret Hailu (1990)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Meseret Hailu Debele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. She was the gold medallist at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and won...

26. Feyse Tadese (1988)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

se Tadese Boru is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the half marathon. She made her marathon debut at the 2009 Venice Marathon and finished in tenth place with...

27. Imane Merga (1988)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Imane Merga Jida is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10000 metres. He won his first world title at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships....

28. Bekana Daba (1988)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Bekana Daba is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and marathon distances.

29. Mulugeta Wami (1982)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Mulugeta Wami is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He has a personal best of 2:07:11 hours for the distance. He was the 2013 winner of the...

30. Deressa Chimsa (1976)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Deressa Chimsa Edae is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He represented Ethiopia in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best of...

31. Mamitu Daska (1983)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Mamitu Daska Molisa also known as Mamitu Deska is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running events including the marathon. She is a two-time team silver medallist at...

32. Mestawet Tufa (1983)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Mestawet Tufa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was the winner of the women's 10000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the runner up in the senior women's race...

33. Bezunesh Bekele (1983)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Bezunesh Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in cross-country running and marathons.

34. Hailu Mekonnen (1980)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Hailu Mekonnen is an Ethiopian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. His first medals came in 1998 when he took bronze and team gold at the...

35. Gudisa Shentema (1980)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Gudisa Shentema is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won a bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and finished thirteenth at the 2005 World Championships....

36. Abiyote Abate (1980)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Abiyote Abate is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He has not competed on top level since 2005.

37. Hunegnaw Mesfin (1989)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Hunegnaw Mesfin is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in cross country and track running events. He has represented his country at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won...

38. Abreham Cherkos (1989)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Abreham Cherkos Feleke is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. A former track specialist he now competes in road running events including the marathon. He was the 2005 World Youth Champion in...

39. Dejen Gebremeskel (1989)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46. 81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest...

40. Gebregziabher Gebremariam (1984)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Gebregziabher Gebremariam is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He established himself at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior...

41. Markos Geneti (1984)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Markos Geneti is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who previously competed in track running but now is a road specialist.

42. Azmeraw Bekele (1986)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Azmeraw Bekele Molalign is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions.

43. Hagos Gebrhiwet (1994)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Hagos Gebrhiwet is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and current World Junior Record holder in the 5000 meters.

44. Luchia Yishak (1973)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Luchia Yishak is a former Ethiopian long-distance runner. She ran for Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996. She came to prominence as a teenager winning medals on...

45. Bekele Debele (1963)

Ethiopian Long-distance Runner

Bekele Debele is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country running. His greatest achievement was winning the gold medal at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...