Ejgayehu Taye

Nationality: Ethiopia Date of birth: 10/02/2000

Most recent result

2nd - Barcelona 5 km (14:21) - 31 Dec 2023

Personal records

DisciplineResultYearRemarks
10000m - Outdoor30:12.452022
5000m - Outdoor14:12.982022All-Time World no. 8; All-Time ETH no. 6
3000m - Outdoor8:19.522021National Record, All-Time World no. 6
3000m - Indoor8:26.772022All-Time World no. 11
5 km - Road14:192021World Record

Career highlights

2023

Outdoors:
3rd – Diamond League Paris 5000m (14:13.31)
3rd – Diamond League Eugene 5000m (14:21.52)
3rd – World Champs Budapest 5000m Heat (14:33.23)
5th – World Champ Budapest 5000m Final (14:56.85)
3rd – World Champs Budapest 10000m Final (31:28.31)
World Rank as of 20-Sep (by time): 5000m – 5th

Indoors:
2nd – Torun 3000m (8:47.81)

Road:
2nd – Barcelona 5 km (14:21)
3rd – World Road Champs Riga 5 km (14:40)
End-of-Year World Rank (by time): 5 km – 2nd

2022

Outdoors:
1st – Diamond League Eugene 5000m (14:12.98)
4th – Diamond League Zurich 5000m (14:32.15)
6th – World Champs Eugene 10000m Final (30:12.45)
3rd – Hengelo 10000m (30:44.68)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 5000m – 1st; 10000m – 6th

Indoors:
2nd – Lievin 3000m (8:26.77)
3rd – World Champs Beograd 3000m Final (8:42.23)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 3000m – 2nd

2021

Outdoor Track:
2nd – Diamond League Paris 3000m (8:19.52)
2nd – Hengelo 5000m (14:14.09)
2nd – Diamond League Brussels 5000m (14:25.63)
3rd – Diamond League Zurich 5000m (14:30.30)
5th – Olympic Games Tokyo 5000m Final (14:41.24)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 5000m – 2nd; 3000m – 2nd

Road:
1st – 5 km (14:19)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 5 km – 1st

2019

Outdoors:
12th – Diamond League Doha 3000m (8:40.96)
1st – Heusden 5000m (14:53.16)
1st – Carquefou 5000m (14:55.39)
End-of-Season World Junior Rank (by time): 3000m – 2nd; 5000m – 2nd

2018

Outdoors:
8th – Birmingham 3000m (8:44.13)
2nd – World Junior Champs Tampere 5000m (15:30.87)
End-of-Season World Junior Rank (by time): 3000m – 4th; 5000m – 12th