The following are the national records in athletics in Ethiopia maintained by Ethiopian Athletic Federation (EAF).
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by EAF Not ratified or later rescinded by EAF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
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | Video |
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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 | ||||
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 | [26] | ||
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) | |||||||
10 km walk (road) | 40:22+ | Misgana Wakuma | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [27] | |
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 | [28] | ||
1:19.31 | Misgana Wakuma | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [29] | ||
50 km walk (road) | 4:58:54 | Debeko Yanka Degife | 14 May 2006 | A Coruña, Spain | |||
4 × 100 m relay | 40.76 A | ![]() Abyot Lencho Mohammed Jud-Misbach Terefe Takiso Wetere Galcha | 2 May 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:07:11 | ![]() 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 | [30] | |
4 × 1500 m relay | 14:41.22 | ![]() Mekonnen Gebremedhin Soresa Fida Zebene Alemayehu Aman Wote | 25 May 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [31] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.5 h | ![]() W. Tolosa H. Tadese M. Assefa T. Dguma | 26 December 2021 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||
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60 m | |||||||||||||||
12.10 | Birtukan Bouele | 14 April 2018 | 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [95] | ||||||||||
11.74 | Birtukan Bouele | 18 February 2023 | Int. VLV-Hallen-Masters MS | Dornbirn, Austria | [96] | ||||||||||
200 m | 40.87 | Birtukan Bouele | 15 April 2018 | 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [95] | |||||||||
300 m | 1:07.14 | Birtukan Bouele | 16 December 2017 | Indoor Lafmeeting 1 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | [97] | |||||||||
400 m | |||||||||||||||
1:34.45 | Birtukan Bouele | 30 January 2022 | BBA Hallenmeeting | Magglingen, Switzerland | [98] | ||||||||||
600 m | 1:29.36+ | Genzebe Dibaba | 24 February 2017 | Meeting Ville de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | [99] | |||||||||
800 m | 1:57.52 | Gudaf Tsegay | 14 February 2021 | Meeting de l'Eure | Val-de-Reuil, France | [100] | |||||||||
1000 m | 2:33.06 | Genzebe Dibaba | 24 February 2017 | Meeting Ville de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | [101] | |||||||||
1500 m | 3:53.09 | Gudaf Tsegay | 9 February 2021 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | [102] | |||||||||
Mile | 4:13.31 | Genzebe Dibaba | 17 February 2016 | Globen Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | [103] | |||||||||
2000 m | 5:23.75 | Genzebe Dibaba | 7 February 2017 | Míting Internacional de Catalunya | Sabadell, Spain | [104] | |||||||||
3000 m | 8:16.60 [105] | Genzebe Dibaba | 6 February 2014 | XL Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | [106] | |||||||||
Two miles | 9:00.48 | Genzebe Dibaba | 15 February 2014 | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [107] | |||||||||
5000 m | 14:18.86 | Genzebe Dibaba | 19 February 2015 | XL Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | [108] | |||||||||
60 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||
High jump | |||||||||||||||
Pole vault | |||||||||||||||
Long jump | |||||||||||||||
2.64 m | Birtukan Bouele | 14 April 2018 | 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [95] | ||||||||||
Triple jump | 4.71 m | Birtukan Bouele | 15 April 2018 | 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [95] | |||||||||
Shot put | |||||||||||||||
4.20 m | Birtukan Bouele | 14 April 2018 | 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [95] | ||||||||||
4.27 m | Birtukan Bouele | 18 February 2023 | Int. VLV-Hallen-Masters MS | Dornbirn, Austria | [96] | ||||||||||
Weight throw | 4.42 m | Birtukan Bouele | 15 April 2018 | 4th IAUM World Indoor Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [95] | |||||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||||||||||
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3000 m walk | 21:47.83 | Birtukan Bouele | 19 January 2020 | Championnats 57 / Zone Alsace | Metz, France | [109] | |||||||||
21:03.08 | Birtukan Bouele | 22 January 2023 | 3. Stadtwerk Hallenmeeting | St. Gallen, Switzerland | [110] | ||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
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100 m | 10.63 A | Wetere Gelelcha | 30 May 2007 | Kampala, Uganda | 19 years, 96 days | [111] | |
200 m | 21.30 A | Wetere Gelelcha | 31 May 2007 | Kampala, Uganda | 19 years, 97 days | [112] | |
400 m | 46.54 A | Kenenisa Hailu | 5 Mar 2015 | 12th African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [113] | |
800 m | 1:42.37 | Mohamed Aman | 6 Sep 2013 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 19 years, 239 days | [114] |
1000 m | 2:18.87 | Tolesa Bodena | 10 Jun 2018 | Bauhaus Athletics | Stockholm, Sweden | 18 years, 112 days | [115] |
1500 m | 3:31.13 | Mulugeta Wondimu | 31 Jul 2004 | Heusden, Belgium | 19 years, 154 days | [116] | |
Mile run | 3:51.26 | Samuel Tefera | 26 May 2018 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | 18 years, 215 days | [117] |
2000 m | 4:56.25 | Tesfaye Cheru | 5 Jul 2011 | Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Reims | Reims, France | 18 years, 125 days | [118] |
3000 m | 7:28.19 | Yomif Kejelcha | 27 Aug 2016 | Meeting Paris | Saint-Denis, France | 19 years, 26 days | [119] |
Two miles | 8:08.69 | Selemon Barega | 30 Jun 2019 | Prefontaine Classic, Cobb Track & Angell Field | Stanford, United States | 19 years, 161 days | [120] |
5000 m | 12:43.02 | Selemon Barega | 31 Aug 2018 | 42nd Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 18 years, 223 days | [121] |
10,000 m | 26:49.46 | Selemon Barega | 17 Jul 2019 | Ethiopian Trials | Hengelo, Netherlands | 19 years, 178 days | [122] |
10km (road) | 27:34 | Berhanu Legesse | 10 Mar 2013 | Taroudant 10-K | Taroudant, Morocco | 18 years, 180 days | [123] |
Half marathon | 59:22 | Amdework Walelegn | 21 Oct 2018 | AirTel Delhi Half-Marathon | New Delhi, India | 19 years, 224 days | [124] |
Marathon | 2:04:32 | Tsegaye Mekonnen | 24 Jan 2014 | Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 18 years, 223 days | [125] |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:29.41 | Wogene Sebisibe | 19 Jul 2015 | 9th IAAF World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 26 days | [126] |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:01.36 | Lamecha Girma | 4 Oct 2019 | 17th IAAF World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 18 years, 312 days | [127] |
110 m hurdles | 14.1 h A | Henok Masreha | 14 Jun 2015 | Dasani Road Race | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 17 years, 133 days | [128] |
400 m hurdles | 51.26 | Tesfaye Aschalew | 9 Jan 1988 | Annaba, Algeria | 18–19 years | [129] | |
High jump | 2.10 A | Lim Koungdoup | 12 May 2019 | National Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 18 years, 353 days | [130] |
Long jump | 7.67 A | Lingo Obang | 5 May 2011 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 17–18 years | [131] | |
Triple jump | 16.23 A | Adire Gur | 2 Feb 2018 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 17 years, 316 days | [132] | |
Javelin throw | 71.10 A | Otag Ubang | 13 Mar 2022 | National U20 & U18 Championships | Assela, Ethiopia | [133] | |
20km race walk (road) | 1:22:48 | Misganaw Wakuma | 12 Jun 2022 | African Athletics Championships | St Pierre, Mauritius | 17 years, 342 days | [134] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.19 A | 8 Mar 2015 | 12th African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [135] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
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100 m | 11.82 | Tegest Tamagnu | 10 Aug 2014 | 19th African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 18 years, 174 days | [136] |
200 m | 23.84 A | Tegest Tamagnu | 8 Mar 2015 | 12th African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 19 years, 19 days | [137] |
400 m | 52.09 A | Fantu Magiso | 13 May 2011 | 10th African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 18 years, 338 days | [138] |
800 m | 1:58.99 | Habitam Alemu | 17 Aug 2016 | 31st Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19 years, 39 days | [139] |
1000 m | 2:37.47 | Shura Hotesa | 12 Jul 1996 | Bellinzona, Switzerland | 18–19 years | [140] | |
1500 m | 3:54.93 | Birke Haylom | 16 Jul 2023 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 17 years, 191 days | [141] |
Mile | 4:17.13 | Birke Haylom | 15 Jun 2023 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 17 years, 160 days | [142] |
2000 m | 5:34.27 | Senbere Teferi | 17 Jun 2014 | 53rd Zlatá Tretra, Golden Spike | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 19 years, 45 days | [143] |
3000 m | 8:30.99 | Aynadis Mebratu | 2 Sep 2023 | Wanda Diamond League | Xiamen, China | 18 years, 281 days | [144] |
Two miles | 10:06.60 | Mimi Belete | 14 Sep 2007 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 19 years, 97 days | [145] |
5000 m | 14:16.54 | Medina Eisa | 23 Jul 2023 | London Athletics Meet | London, United Kingdom | 18 years, 201 days | [146] |
10,000 m | 30:53.53 | Girmawit Gebrzihair | 17 Jul 2019 | Ethiopische Trials / Ethiopian Trials | Hengelo, Netherlands | 17 years, 238 days | [147] |
10km, road | 32:37 | Abreha Tsige | 8 Jun 2019 | Oelder Sparkassen-City-Lauf | Oelde, Germany | 18 years, 260 days | [148] |
Half marathon | 1:09:37 | Senayet Getachew | 8 Oct 2023 | EDP Maratona de Lisboa & Luso Meia Maratona | Lisbon, Portugal | 18 years, 7 days | [149] |
Marathon | 2:20:59 | Shure Demise | 23 Jan 2015 | Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 19 years, 2 days | [150] |
2000 m steeplechase | 6:18.55 | Frehiwot Gesese | 2 May 2023 | African U18 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | 16–17 years | [151] |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:00.71 | Sembo Almayew | 2 Jun 2023 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | Florence, Italy | 18 years, 129 days | [152] |
100 m hurdles | 14.2 h A | Meheret Ashamo | 23 Dec 2021 | EAF Competition | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 17 years, 209 days | [153] |
400 m hurdles | 57.60 A | Zewde Hailemariam | 8 Aug 1987 | Nairobi, Kenya | 15–16 years | [154] | |
High jump | 1.80 m | Ariyat Dibow | 14 Sep 2015 | 11th All Africa Games, Kintele Stadium | Brazzaville, Congo | 18 years, 203 days | [155] |
Long jump | 5.77 m A | Aster Tolosa | 9 Mar 2022 | National U20 & U18 Championships | Assela, Ethiopia | [156] | |
Triple jump | 12.77 m A | Nibolo Uguda | 11 Jun 2015 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 18 years, 119 days | [157] | |
Discus throw | 42.76 m A | Merhawit Tsehaye | 8 May 2019 | National Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 18 years, 254 days | [158] |
Javelin throw | 51.46 m A | Dngete Adola | 7 Mar 2022 | National U20 & U18 Championships | Assela, Ethiopia | 17 years, 328 days | [159] |
20km race walk (road) | 1:40:04 | Ayalnesh Dejene | 7 May 2016 | IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships | Rome, Italy | 18 years, 108 days | [160] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:39.29 | ![]() | 14 Jul 2018 | 17th IAAF World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [161] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
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600 m | 1:15.60 | Mohamed Aman | 3 February 2013 | Russian Winter | Moscow, Russia | 19 years, 24 days | [162] |
800 m | 1:45.05 | Mohamed Aman | 21 Feb 2013 | XL Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | 19 years, 42 days | [163] |
1000 m | 2:19.39 | Berhanu Alemu | 2 Feb 2001 | Erfurt, Germany | 18 years, 201 days | [164] | |
1500 m | 3:36.05 | Samuel Tefera | 27 Jan 2018 | Meeting Elite en salle de l'Eure | Val-de-Reuil, France | 18 years, 96 days | [165] |
Mile run | 4:04.04 | Sintayehu Taye | 28 Feb 2009 | Atlantic Coast Conference Championships | Blacksburg, United States | 18 years, 145 days | [166] |
2000 m | 4:57.74 | Yomif Kejelcha | 28 Feb 2014 | Meeting National en salle de Metz | Metz, France | 16 years, 211 days | [167] |
3000 m | 7:36.64 | Selemon Barega | 13 Feb 2018 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | 18 years, 24 days | [168] |
Two miles | 8:13.32 | Tariku Bekele | 18 Feb 2006 | Norwich Union Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19 years, 28 days | [169] |
5000 m | 13:04.18 | Yitayal Atnafu | 10 Feb 2012 | PSD Bank Meeting | Düsseldorf, Germany | 19 years, 21 days | [170] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
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800 m | 2:01.03 | Meskerem Assefa | 14 Feb 2004 | Fayetteville, United States | 18 years, 147 days | [171] | |
1000 m | 2:40.51 | Tizita Bogale | 16 Feb 2012 | Meeting Féminin du Val d'Oise, Meeting National en salle d'Eaubonne | Eaubonne, France | 18 years, 218 days | [172] |
1500 m | 4:04.80 | Genzebe Dibaba | 14 Feb 2010 | Ghent, Belgium | 19 years, 6 days | [173] | |
Mile run | 4:24.10 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | 20 Feb 2010 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 18 years, 288 days | [174] | |
2000 m | 5:35.46 | Dawit Seyaum | 7 Feb 2015 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston, United States | 18 years, 195 days | [175] |
3000 m | 8:33.56 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 20 Feb 2004 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 18 years, 142 days | [176] | |
Two miles | 9:34.03 | Meseret Defar | 27 Jan 2002 | Boston, United States | 18 years, 69 days | [177] | |
5000 m | 15:35.71 | Dagmawit Kidane | 19 Feb 2015 | 26th XL-Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | 18 years, 79 days | [178] |