List of Eritrean records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Eritrea maintained by the Eritrean National Athletics Federation.

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by Eritrean National Athletics Federation  Not ratified or later rescinded by Eritrean National Athletics Federation

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
100 m	10.58	Berhane Haile	4 June 1996		Lidingö, Sweden
200 m	21.43	Berhane Haile	1 August 1995		Uppsala, Sweden
400 m	48.25	Haile Merih Weldemichael	18 July 2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria
	48.24	Kiflemar Yohannes	18 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[1]
800 m	1:47.20	Girmay Hadgu	20 July 2011	Military World Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[2]
	1:45.90	Garza Fithawi Zaid	18 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[3]
1500 m	3:35.96	Hais Welday	10 June 2009		Huelva, Spain
Mile (road)	3:57.94	Yobiel Weldrufael	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[4]
3000 m	7:37.23	Hais Welday	6 May 2011	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	[5]
5000 m	12:59.27	Zersenay Tadese	14 July 2006	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy
10000 m	26:37.25	Zersenay Tadese	25 August 2006	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road)	27:24	Zersenay Tadese	20 May 2007	Great Manchester Run	Manchester, United Kingdom
15 km (road)	41:30+	Samuel Tsegay	18 September 2011		Amsterdam–Zaandam, Netherlands
20 km (road)	55:21+	Zersenay Tadese	21 March 2010	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	[6]
Half marathon	58:23	Zersenay Tadese	21 March 2010	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	[6]
25 km (road)	1:15:06+	Okubay Tsegay	17 February 2019	Seville Marathon	Seville, Spain
30 km (road)	1:30:11+	Okubay Tsegay	17 February 2019	Seville Marathon	Seville, Spain
Marathon	2:04:35	Hiskel Tewelde	17 October 2021	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[7]
110 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase	8:11.22	Yemane Haileselassie	8 June 2017	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy	[8]
High jump	1.85 m	Tesfay Tecle	1 June 1999		Asmara, Eritrea
		Idris Mohammed
Pole vault
Long jump	6.73 m	Aron Beyene	31 May 2003		Aarau, Switzerland
Triple jump	13.51 m	Awet Eyob	29 August 2015		Riehen, Switzerland
Shot put	10.83 m	Tedros Tekie	1–3 July 2016		Asmara, Eritrea
Discus throw	31.44 m	Tedros Tekie	2/4 June 2017		Asmara, Eritrea
Hammer throw	14.88 m	Hadish Mengstab	8 May 2011		Avignon, France
	36.37 m	Yafet Dawit	13 March 2021	Salisbury University Spring Meet	Salisbury, United States	[9]
	41.11 m	Yafet Dawit	21 March 2021	Lehigh Season Opener	Bethlehem, United States	[10]
Javelin throw	43.93 m	Idris Mohammed	1 June 1999		Asmara, Eritrea
Decathlon
	100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	42.4	Eritrea	3 May 1984		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4 × 400 m relay	3:20.7	Eritrea G. Hatson Abdu Adi Abdella Hais Welday F. Mizon	3 December 2006	ANOCA Zone Five Junior Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[11]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	13.36 (+1.7 m/s)	Winta Berhane	12 May 2010	Eastern Africa Youth Championships	Khartoum, Sudan	[12]
200 m	27.49 (+1.6 m/s)	Winta Berhane	11 May 2010	Eastern Africa Youth Championships	Khartoum, Sudan	[13]
	25.8 h	Shewit Tesfaghebriel	26 April 2002		Nairobi, Kenya
400 m	54.99	Nazret Weldu Ghebrehiwet	24 May 2007		Khartoum, Sudan
800 m	2:04.37	Lemlem Bereket	28 June 2006		Montreal, Canada
1500 m	4:05.11	Meraf Bahta	13 July 2013	KBC Night of Athletics	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	[14]
Mile (road)	4:49.43 Wo	Roza Haile	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[15]
2000 m	6:04.77	Weldu Mekdes	19 June 2018	Meeting Elite	Montreuil, France	[16]
3000 m	8:53.89	Weini Kelati Frezghi	30 June 2019	Prefontaine Classic	Palo Alto, United States	[17]
5000 m	15:16.25	Simret Sultan	19 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[18]
	14:58.24	Weini Kelati Frezghi	6 March 2021	Sound Running Invite	San Juan Capistrano, United States	[19]
	14:36.66	Rahel Daniel	27 May 2022	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[20]
5 km (road)	16:18 Wo	Maria Kote	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[21]
10000 m	32:09.10	Weini Kelati Frezghi	9 May 2019	Mountain West Championships	Clovis, United States	[22]
	31:10.08	Weini Kelati Frezghi	5 December 2020	The Track Meet	San Juan Capistrano, United States	[23]
	30:12.15	Rahel Daniel	16 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[24]
10 km (road)	32:10	Simret Sultan	21 May 2006		Manchester, United Kingdom
15 km (road)	48:42+	Nazret Weldu	11 November 2018	Beirut Marathon	Beirut, Lebanon	[25]
20 km (road)	1:05:49+	Nazret Weldu	18 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[26]
Half marathon	1:09:21+	Nazret Weldu	18 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[27]
25 km (road)	1:21:51+ Wo	Tesfu Teklegergish Dolshi	16 April 2023	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	[28]
30 km (road)	1:39:10+	Nazret Weldu	18 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[29]
Marathon	2:28:57	Nazret Weldu	7 July 2019	Gold Coast Marathon	Gold Coast, Australia	[30]
	2:20:29	Nazret Weldu	18 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[31]
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles	1:08.7	Lidya Ernesto	28 April 2011		Asmara, Eritrea
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.51 m	Hayat Abdelkadir	1 June 1999		Asmara, Eritrea
Pole vault
Long jump	4.58 m	Zhur Remodam	28 April 2011		Asmara, Eritrea
Triple jump	9.71 m	Yordanos Miceal	29 April 2011		Asmara, Eritrea
Shot put	8.51 m	Adiam Fissehaye	29 April 2011		Asmara, Eritrea
Discus throw	24.72 m	Suzana Kelatt	3–5 March 2017		Asmara, Eritrea
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	26.00 m	Azmera Kahse	28 April 2011		Asmara, Eritrea
Heptathlon
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	52.8	Eritrea Selam T. Tesfamariam Yodit Mehary F. Ghebremedhin T. Kiflom	3 December 2006	ANOCA Zone Five Junior Championships	Nairobi, Kenya
4 × 400 m relay	4:02.8	Eritrea R. Teame Kokob Mehari Meraf Bahta Nazret Weldu	3 December 2006	ANOCA Zone Five Junior Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	[11]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m
200 m	22.42	Aron Beyene	15 February 2004		Magglingen, Switzerland
400 m	53.75	Hagos Teklemichael	12 February 2017		St. Gallen, Switzerland
800 m	1:53.98 A OT	Futsum Zienasellassie	24 January 2015	Lumberjack Team Challenge	Flagstaff, United States
1500 m	3:41.12	Hais Welday	29 January 2011	Meeting National	Bordeaux, France	[32]
3000 m	7:45.44	Hais Welday	12 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[33]
5000 m	13:44.89	Futsum Zienasellassie	11 December 2015	Hoosier Open	Bloomington, United States	[34]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	6.02 m	Awet Eyob	24 January 2016		Aigle, Switzerland
Triple jump	12.55 m	Awet Eyob	9 January 2016		Besançon, France
Shot put
Heptathlon
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m	4:29.47	Meraf Bahta Ogbagaber	13 February 2010	Road to Göteborg	Gothenburg, Sweden	[35]
Mile	4:52.53 A	Weini Kelati	27 January 2018	New Mexico Team Invitational	Albuquerque, United States	[36]
3000 m	9:19.99	Weini Kelati	30 January 2016	Camel City Elite Invite	Winston-Salem, United States	[37]
	9:03.51	Weini Kelati	10 March 2018	NCAA Division I Championships	College Station, United States	[38]
	8:46.53	Rahel Daniel	18 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[39]
5000 m	15:32.95	Weini Kelati	8 March 2019	NCAA Division I Championships	Birmingham, United States	[40]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

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