Ermias Girma

Ermias Girma

Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20) Ezha, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800m, 1500m, 3000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m 1:44.36 (Lokeren, 2022) 1500m: 3:34.73 (Turku, 2024) 3000m: 7:40.42 (Tokyo, 2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ethiopia 2023 African Games 2023 Accra 1500 m World U20 Championships 2022 Cali 800m 2022 Cali 1500m

Ermias Girma (born 20 January 2005) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He is a national champion and world under-20 champion in the 800 metres. ^[1]

Career

In April 2021, Girma won the 800 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa in a time of 1:47.06. ^[2]

He ran an 800 metres time of 1:44.36 in Lokeren, Belgium, in May 2022 and lowered his 1500m best to 3:36.28 later that month. He ran at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where he was finished fourth in his 800m heats qualifying heat in 1:49.36. ^[3]

Girma won gold in the 800 metres and silver in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. ^{[4] [5]}

In February 2024, Girma was second in the 3000 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Tour event in Madrid in a time of 7:41.94. ^[6] In March 2024, he was a silver medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra. ^[7] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres. ^[8]

In May 2025, he was runner-up to Australia Jude Thomas who set a meeting record to win the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Girma’s time for the 3000m of 7:40.42 was also inside the previous record. ^[9] In July 2025, he was named as part of the Ethiopian team for the 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[10]

References

1. "E.Girma". World Athletics. 23 February 2024.
2. "Ethiopian Championships". World Athletics. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
3. "WU20 Cali 22 preview: distance". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
4. "Super Cali goes ballistic, athletes are precocious". World Athletics. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
5. "Clayton leads Jamaican 1-2, retaining world U20 100m title in Cali". World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
6. "Charlton threatens world record in Madrid". World Athletics. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
7. Mwamburi, Geoffrey (March 23, 2024). "Okong'o, Komen Bag Gold As African Games Hit Climax In Ghana". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
8. "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. "Kitaguchi delivers while Australians excel in Tokyo". World Athletics . 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
10. "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.