| Ethiopian Distance Records | ||||||||
| 800m | ||||||||
| 1:58,0 (n.) | Mamo Wolde | Olympic Games/h1 | 23.11.1956 | Melbourne | (7.) | |||
| 1:50,3 (n.) | Moussa Said | Olympic Games/h2 | 31.08.1960 | Roma, OS | (6.) | |||
| 1:49,6 (n.) | Mathias Habtemichael | Olympic Games/h1 | 13.10.1968 | Ciudad de Mèxico | (3.) | (*) | ||
| 1:47,2 (5.) | Mathias Habtemichael | 20.06.1970 | Des Moines (USA) | 880y-0,7s | ||||
| 1:47,1 (q.) | Mulugeta Tadesse | Olympic Games/h4 | 31.08.1972 | München, OS | (1.) | |||
| 1:47,1 (2.) | Mulugeta Tadesse | International | 05.07.1973 | Oslo | ||||
| 1:47,0 (3.) | Hailu Ebba | 26.04.1974 | Des Moines (USA) | 880y-0,7s | ||||
| 1:46,45 (1.) | Mulugeta Tadesse | 23.07.1975 | Berea (USA) (1) | 880y-0,7s (HT 1:46,3) | ||||
| 1:46,4 (3.) | Mulugeta Tadesse | East-African Championships | 28.05.1976 | Zanzibar | ||||
| 1:45,74 (8.) | Getahun Ayana | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | 14.08.1988 | Hengelo (NED) | ||||
| 1:45,35 (2.) | Berhane Alemu | Golden Spike / GP | 12.06.2002 | Ostrava (TCH) | ||||
| 1:45,28 (4.) | Berhane Alemu | Bislett Games / Golden League | 11.06.2004 | Bergen | ||||
| 1:44,68 (2.) | Mohamed Aman | World Youth Championships | 09.07.2011 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | ||||
| 1:44,57 (q.) | Mohamed Aman | World Championships/sf1 | 28.08.2011 | Daegu (KOR) | (1.) | |||
| 1:43,37 (3.) | Mohamed Aman | Rieti 2011 (A) | 10.09.2011 | Rieti (ITA) | ||||
| 1:43,20 (6.) | Mohamed Aman | Olympic Games | 09.08.2012 | London, OS | ||||
| 1:42,53 (1.) | Mohamed Aman | Weltklasse in Zürich / Diamond League | 30.08.2012 | Zürich | WJR | 11 | ||
| 1:42,37 (1.) | Mohamed Aman | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond League | 06.09.2013 | Bruxelles | 9 | |||
| 1000m | ||||||||
| 2:16,33 (4.) | Mohamed Aman | Golden Spike / GP | 17.06.2014 | Ostrava (TCH) | ||||
| 2:15,75 (2.) | Mohamed Aman | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond League | 05.09.2014 | Bruxelles | 46 | |||
| 1500m | ||||||||
| 3:45,8 (n.) | Sebsibe Mamo | Olympic Games/h4 | 17.10.1964 | Tokyo | (7.) | |||
| 3:44,0 (2.) | Shibrou Regassa | East-African Championships | 29.08.1970 | Nairobi | ||||
| 3:40,4 (2.) | Hailu Ebba | ?? v. Oregon State | 06.05.1972 | Eugene (USA) | ||||
| 3:39,99 (3.) | Shibrou Regassa | All-African Games | 13.01.1973 | Lagos | 76 | HT 3:40,0 | ||
| 3:38,4 (12.) | Yohannes Mohamed | World Games | 28.06.1973 | Helsinki | 36 | |||
| 3:37,4 (2.) | Takele Worku | East-African Championships | 29.05.1976 | Zanzibar (TAN) | 33 | |||
| 3:37,04 (2.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Night of Athletics | 30.07.1994 | Hechtel (BEL) | 229 | |||
| 3:34,64 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Sachsenmeeting | 19.05.1996 | Chemnitz (GER) | 42 | |||
| 3:32,39 (2.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Sparkassen Cup | 02.02.1997 | Stuttgart | 29 | indoor | ||
| 3:31,76 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Sparkassen-Cup (A) | 01.02.1998 | Stuttgart | 26 | indoor | ||
| 3:33,73 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | LBBW Athletics | 06.06.1999 | Stuttgart | - | |||
| 3:33,14 (7.) | Hailu Mekonnen | Golden Gala / Golden League | 30.06.2000 | Roma | 65 | |||
| 3:32,38 (1.) | Mulugeta Wondimu | Dagens Nyheter Galan / Super GP (B) | 27.07.2004 | Stockholm | 70 | |||
| 3:31,13 (2.) | Mulugeta Wondimu | Night of Athletics (A) | 31.07.2004 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 33 | |||
| 3:30,86 (6.) | Aman Wote | LBBW Athletics | 09.05.2014 | Doha | 28 | |||
| 3:29,91 (6.) | Aman Wote | Herculis / Diamond League | 18.07.2014 | Monaco | 28 | |||
| 3:29,51 (2.) | Lamecha Girma | Athlétissima / Diamond League | 30.07.2023 | Lausanne | 34 | |||
| 1 Mile | ||||||||
| 4:07,8 (?.) | Sebsibe Mamo | 20.05.1967 | Newton (USA) | |||||
| 4:07,0 (?.) | Sebsibe Mamo | ??.??.1968 | USA | |||||
| 3:59,3 (1.) | Hailu Ebba | ?? v. Nebraska | 15.04.1972 | Berkeley (USA) | ||||
| 3:58,1 (1.) | Hailu Ebba | ?? v. Oregon State | 05.05.1973 | Corvallis | ||||
| 3:57,9 (1.) | Hailu Ebba | Pac-8 Championships | 19.05.1973 | Eugene (USA) | ||||
| 3:57,9 (4.) | Hailu Ebba | NCAA Championships | 09.06.1973 | Baton Rouge (USA) | ||||
| 3:59,81 (5.) | Seyoume Negatu | ENG v. ETH v. ITA v. SCO (distances) | 07.06.1981 | Gateshead | ||||
| 3:59,13 (2.) | Alemayehu Roba | Welsh Games | 12.07.1992 | Cwmbran (GBR) | not 3:58,13! | |||
| 3:52,39 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | CGU Gateshed Classic / British Grand Prix / Emsley Carr Mile / GP II | 27.06.1999 | Gateshead | 78 | |||
| 3:49,72 (3.) | Deresse Mekonnen | Bislett Games / Golden League | 06.06.2008 | Oslo | 38 | |||
| 3:48,95 (1.) | Deresse Mekonnen | Bislett Games / Golden League | 03.07.2009 | Oslo | 26 | |||
| 3:48,60 (3.) | Aman Wote | Prefontaine-Classic / Diamond League | 31.05.2014 | Eugene (USA) | 25 | |||
| 2000m | ||||||||
| 5:12,0 (--) | Yohanes Mohamed | International | 05.07.1973 | Oslo | in 3000m (2.) (NR) | |||
| 5:01,6 (--) | Haile Gebrselassie | Gatorade Herculis / GP | 02.08.1994 | Monaco | in 3000m (2.) (NR) | |||
| 4:56,1 (--) | Haile Gebrselassie | Van Damme Memorial / Golden Four | 22.08.1997 | Bruxelles | in 3000m (1.) (NR) | |||
| 4:52,86 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | CGU Grand Prix / BUPA Indoor Meeting / Ricoh Tour | 15.02.1998 | Birmingham | WIR | 11 | indoor | |
| 4:49,99 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele | Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix | 17.02.2007 | Birmingham | WIR | 6 | indoor | |
| 4:56,25 (1.) | Tesfaye Cheru | Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Reims | 05.07.2011 | Reims (FRA) | ||||
| 3000m | ||||||||
| 8:10,8 (?.) | Mamo Wolde | International | 12.07.1967 | Oslo | ||||
| 7:55,0e (1.) | Tolossa Kotu | Hanns-Braun-Sportfest | 16.08.1972 | München | ||||
| 7:55,0e (2.) | Tekle Fitinsa | Hanns-Braun-Sportfest | 16.08.1972 | München | ||||
| 7:45,2 (2.) | Yohannes Mohamed | International | 05.07.1973 | Oslo | ||||
| 7:43,18 (1.) | Eshete Tura | International | 03.08.1977 | Viareggio (ITA) | 11 | |||
| 7:40,64 (5.) | Wodajo Bulti | Memorial Van Damme | 26.08.1983 | Bruxelles | 21 | |||
| 7:37,49 (2.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Gatorade Herculis / GP | 02.08.1994 | Monaco | 21 | |||
| 7:35,90 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Grand Prix Final / GP | 09.09.1995 | Monaco | 19 | |||
| 7:30,72 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Sparkassen-Cup (IAAF) | 04.02.1996 | Stuttgart | WIR | 5 | indoor | |
| 7:34,66 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP II | 27.05.1996 | Hengelo (NED) | 12 | |||
| 7:29,49 (--) | Haile Gebrselassie | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP | 31.05.1997 | Hengelo (NED) | 7 | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | ||
| 7:26,02 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 22.08.1997 | Bruxelles | 3 | |||
| 7:25,54 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | 3 | |||
| 7:25,09 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 28.08.1998 | Bruxelles | 2 | |||
| 2 Miles | ||||||||
| 8:43,6 (2.) | Sebsibe Mamo | 09.02.1968 | New York | indoor | ||||
| 8:53,6 (?.) | Sebsibe Mamo | 20.04.1968 | Boston | |||||
| 8:28,0 (1.) | Miruts Yifter | Millrose Games | 25.01.1974 | New York, MSG | NIR | indoor | ||
| 8:27,3 (3.) | Miruts Yifter | 10.02.1979 | Ottawa | NIR | indoor | |||
| 8:40,4 (?.) | Mohamed Kedir | 11.08.1979 | Formia (ITA) | ? | ||||
| 8:07,46 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Kerkrade Classics / EAA-Meeting | 27.05.1995 | Kerkrade (NED) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:01,08 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP | 31.05.1997 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | ||
| 5000m | ||||||||
| Wami Biratu | ||||||||
| Abebe Bikila | ??.??.196? | |||||||
| 13:38,8 (2.) | Mamo Wolde | International | 02.07.1967 | Turku (FIN) | ||||
| 13:33,8 (1.) | Miruts Yifter | International | 29.06.1972 | Helsinki | 30 | |||
| 13:21,4 (2.) | Yohanes Mohamed | Pre-Olympic Meeting | 10.07.1976 | Montréal | 19 | |||
| 13:20,6 (1.) | Miruts Yifter | Philips Gateshead Games | 30.07.1977 | Gateshead | 25 | |||
| 13:18,12 (3.) | Miruts Yifter | Weltklasse in Zürich (r2) | 24.08.1977 | Zürich | 17 | |||
| 13:13,82 (1.) | Miruts Yifter | World Cup | 04.09.1977 | Düsseldorf | AR | 4 | ||
| 13:07,29 (1.) | Wodajo Bulti | International | 16.09.1982 | Rieti (ITA) | 3 | |||
| 13:05,39 (4.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 04.08.1993 | Zürich | 8 | |||
| 13:03,17 (2.) | Haile Gebrselassie | World Championships | 16.08.1993 | Stuttgart | 7 | |||
| 12:56,96 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP | 04.06.1994 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | ||
| 12:44,39 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 16.08.1995 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 12:41,86 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 12:39,36 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Ericsson-Grand Prix / GP II | 13.06.1998 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 12:37,35 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games / GP | 31.05.2004 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | ||
| 10000m | ||||||||
| Wami Biratu | ||||||||
| Abebe Bikila | ??.??.196? | |||||||
| 28:55,6 (1.) | Mamo Wolde | ISTAF | 09.06.1962 | Berlin, West | AR | |||
| 28:53,1 (?.) | Mamo Wolde | ??.??.1964 | ||||||
| 28:31,8 (4.) | Mamo Wolde | Olympic Games | 14.10.1964 | Tokyo | 6 | |||
| 28:28,02 (n.) | Wuhib Mashresha | Olympic Games/h2 | 31.08.1972 | München | (7.) | 57 | ||
| 28:18,11 (q.) | Miruts Yifter | Olympic Games/h3 | 31.08.1972 | München | (1.) | 33 | OF 28:19,2 | |
| 27:40,96 (3.) | Miruts Yifter | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | AR | 4 | ||
| 27:39,44 (2.) | Mohamed Kedir | World Cup | 04.09.1981 | Roma | 15 | |||
| 27:29,41 (1.) | Wodajo Bulti | Maailmankisat / GP | 02.07.1987 | Helsinki | 11 | |||
| 27:17,82 (2.) | Addis Abebe | World Games | 29.06.1989 | Helsinki | AR | 4 | ||
| 27:14,26 (1.) | Fita Bayesa | Bislett Games / GP | 04.07.1992 | Oslo | 4 | |||
| 26:43,53 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GPII | 05.06.1995 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | ||
| 26:31,32 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 26:22,75 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP II | 01.06.1998 | Hengelo (NED) | WR | 1 | ||
| 26:20,31 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele | Golden Spike / Super Grand Prix | 08.06.2004 | Ostrava (TCH) | WR | 1 | ||
| 26:17,53 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 26.08.2005 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 3000mSt | ||||||||
| 9:13,2 (n.) | Medhin Wolde | Olympic Games/h1 | 14.10.1968 | Ciudad de Mèxico | ||||
| 8:56,4 (1.) | Tekle Fetinsa | 27.01.1971 | Addis Ababa | |||||
| 8:55,9 (1.) | Yohannes Mohamed | 27.02.1971 | Addis Abeba | OF 8:56,0 | ||||
| 8:52,6 (n.) | Yohannes Mohamed | Olympic Games/h | 01.09.1972 | München | (11.) | |||
| 8:37,6 (1.) | Yohannes Mohamed | 15.09.1973 | Roma | 152 | ||||
| 8:32,86 (3.) | Yohannes Mohamed | African Games | 15.01.1973 | Lagos | 72 | OF 8:32,8 | ||
| 8:31,4 (1.) | Yohannes Mohamed | 05.07.1975 | Alger | 90 | ||||
| 8:31,2 (1.) | Yohannes Mohamed | USA v. Africa Invitational Track Meet | 23.07.1975 | Cleveland, Berea (USA) | 90 | |||
| 8:19,57 (2.) | Yohannes Mohamed | Pre-Olympic Meeting | 26.07.1975 | Montréal | 9 | |||
| 8:16,17 (q.) | Eshete Tura | Olympic Games/sf1 | 28.07.1980 | Moskva | (2.) | 12 | ||
| 8:13,57 (3.) | Eshete Tura | Olympic Games | 31.07.1980 | Moskva | 7 | |||
| 8:13,47 (4.) | Yacob Jarso | Olympic Games | 18.08.2008 | Beijing | 94 | |||
| 8:12,03 (5.) | Roba Gary | Athens Grand Prix / GP | 13.07.2009 | Athínai | 82 | |||
| 8:11,32 (4.) | Roba Gary | World Finale | 13.09.2009 | Thessaloníki | 75 | |||
| 8:10,29 (5.) | Roba Gary | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | 14.05.2010 | Ad-Dawhah | 63 | |||
| 8:09,87 (2.) | Roba Gary | Continental Cup | 05.09.2010 | Split | 61 | |||
| 8:06,16 (3.) | Roba Gary | Diamond League | 11.05.2012 | Ad-Dawhah | 31 | |||
| 8:06,01 (1.) | Getnet Wale | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat / Diamond league | 16.06.2019 | Rabat | 36 | |||
| 8:05,51 (3.) | Getnet Wale | Herculis / Diamond League | 12.07.2019 | Monaco | 33 | |||
| 8:01,36 (2.) | Lamecha Girma | World Championships | 04.10.2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 17 | |||
| 7:58,68 (1.) | Lamecha Girma | Golden Spike / WA | 31.05.2022 | Ostrava (TCH) | 12 | |||
| 7:52,11 (1.) | Lamecha Girma | Meeting de Paris / Diamond league | 09.06.2023 | Paris | WR | 1 | ||
| (*) 1:48,6 ( - ) 4.10.68 in Mexico?? | ||||||||
| (1) Berea close to Cleveland | ||||||||