Shitaye Eshete
BRNWomenShitaye Eshete Habtegebrel (born 21 May 1990) is an Ethiopian-born long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain.
As of Sep 16, 2026: Marathon 2:20:32 (#119 all-time), 10 000 m 30:47.25 (#115 all-time), 2026 season best 2:23:22 (Apr 12, 2026, Rotterdam (NED)) · Last competition: NN Marathon Rotterdam, Apr 12, 2026, 2:23:22 · 36 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marathon | 2:23:22 | - | Apr 12, 2026 | ↑ | NN Marathon Rotterdam |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:20:32 | - | Apr 27, 2025 | ↑ | 39. Haspa Marathon Hamburg |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:21:55 | - | Jan 7, 2024 | ↑ | Dubai Marathon |
| 2022 | CrossCount | 38:37 | - | Feb 22, 2022 | ↓ | Arab Cross Country Championships, Al Sukhair - XC 10.0km |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:34:30 | - | May 8, 2022 | ↑ | World Military Marathon Championships, Lima |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:27:34 | - | Mar 1, 2020 | ↑ | Tokyo Marathon |
| 2019 | 10000m | 31:15.62 | - | Apr 23, 2019 | ↑ | Asian Athletics Championships, Doha |
| 2019 | CrossCount | 38:08 | - | Mar 30, 2019 | ↓ | 43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Århus |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:08:49 | - | Mar 15, 2019 | ↑ | Bahrain Night Half Marathon |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:21:33 | - | Oct 27, 2019 | ↑ | Volkswagen Ljubljana Marathon, Ljubljana |
| 2018 | 10000m | 32:30.24 | - | Aug 25, 2018 | ↑ | Jakarta Asian Games |
| 2018 | Semi | 1:08:25 | - | Mar 24, 2018 | ↑ | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:24:51 | - | Apr 29, 2018 | ↑ | Hamburg Marathon |
| 2017 | 5000m | 16:19.63 | - | Mar 11, 2017 | ↑ | Doha (QAT) |
| 2017 | 10000m | 31:38.66 | - | Aug 5, 2017 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2017 | Semi | 1:10:10 | - | Oct 1, 2017 | ↑ | Trento (ITA) |
| 2017 | Marathon | 2:28:36 | - | Jan 29, 2017 | ↑ | Osaka (JPN) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:25:36 | - | Jan 22, 2016 | ↑ | Dubai (UAE) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 16:59.55 | - | Apr 24, 2015 | ↑ | Manama (BRN) |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 32:11 | - | Sep 5, 2015 | - | Praha (CZE) |
| 2015 | 10000m | 33:44.74 | - | Apr 26, 2015 | ↑ | Manama (BRN) |
| 2015 | 20Kilometr | 1:06:56 | - | Oct 25, 2015 | - | Cassis (FRA) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:10:14 | - | Sep 12, 2015 | ↑ | Ústí nad Labem (CZE) |
| 2013 | 1500m | 4:16.30 | - | Jun 11, 2013 | - | Bellinzona (SUI) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 15:03.13 | - | Jun 8, 2013 | ↑ | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 2013 | CrossCount | 24:34 | - | Mar 24, 2013 | ↓ | 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz |
| 2013 | 10000m | 31:13.79 | - | Aug 11, 2013 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
| 2012 | 3000m | 8:49.27 | - | Feb 19, 2012 | - | Hangzhou (CHN) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000m-short-track | 8:49.27 | - | Feb 19, 2012 | - | Hangzhou (CHN) (i) |
| 2012 | 5000m | 15:05.48 | - | Aug 7, 2012 | ↑ | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2012 | 10000m | 30:47.25 | - | Aug 3, 2012 | ↑ | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2011 | 5000m | 15:52.84 | - | Jul 22, 2011 | ↑ | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) |
| 2011 | CrossCount | 25:53 | - | Mar 20, 2011 | ↓ | 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Umbria |
| 2011 | 10000m | 31:21.57 | - | Aug 27, 2011 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
| 2010 | 5000m | 15:25.67 | - | Aug 6, 2010 | ↑ | Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline |
| 2010 | CrossCount | 25:20 | - | Mar 28, 2010 | ↓ | 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz |
| 2010 | 10000m | 31:53.27 | - | Nov 21, 2010 | ↑ | Guangzhou (CHN) |
| 2009 | 5000m | 16:24.91 | - | Nov 10, 2009 | ↑ | Guangzhou (CHN) |
| 2009 | CrossCount | 21:50 | - | Mar 28, 2009 | ↓ | 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Golf Club Al Bisharat, Amman |
2026
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:23:22 | - | Apr 12 | NN Marathon Rotterdam |
Marathon | 2:27:03 | - | Jan 18 | Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon |
2025
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:28:41 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
Marathon | 2:28:41 | - | Sep 14 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
Marathon | 2:20:32 | - | Apr 27 | 39. Haspa Marathon Hamburg |
Marathon | 2:25:29 | - | Jan 19 | Tata Mumbai Marathon |
2024
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:29:22 | - | Aug 25 | Mexico City Marathon Telcel, Ciudad de México |
Marathon | 2:21:55 | - | Jan 7 | Dubai Marathon |
2022
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:34:30 | - | May 8 | World Military Marathon Championships, Lima |
CrossCount | 38:37 | - | Feb 22 | Arab Cross Country Championships, Al Sukhair - XC 10.0km |
2020
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:27:34 | - | Mar 1 | Tokyo Marathon |
2019
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:11:11 | - | Dec 15 | Bangsaen21 Half Marathon, Chon Buri |
Marathon | 2:21:33 | - | Oct 27 | Volkswagen Ljubljana Marathon, Ljubljana |
Marathon | DNF | - | Sep 28 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
Marathon | 2:22:39 | - | May 5 | Volkswagen Prague Marathon |
10000m | 31:15.62 | - | Apr 23 | Asian Athletics Championships, Doha |
CrossCount | 38:08 | - | Mar 30 | 43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Århus |
Semi | 1:08:49 | - | Mar 15 | Bahrain Night Half Marathon |
2018
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:25:39 | - | Dec 9 | Saitama Marathon, Saitama |
Semi | 1:11:21 | - | Oct 7 | Boston B.A.A. Half Marathon |
10000m | 32:30.24 | - | Aug 28 | Jakarta Asian Games |
10000m | 32:30.24 | - | Aug 25 | Jakarta Asian Games |
10000m | 33:37.25 | - | Jul 10 | Amman West Asian Championships |
Marathon | 2:24:51 | - | Apr 29 | Hamburg Marathon |
Semi | 1:08:25 | - | Mar 24 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
Semi | 1:08:38 | - | Feb 4 | Napoli Half Marathon, Napoli |
2017
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:28:42 | - | Nov 12 | Saitama Marathon, Saitama |
Semi | 1:10:10 | - | Oct 1 | Trento Half Marathon, Trento |
10000m | 31:38.66 | - | Aug 5 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
10000m | 31:54.95 | - | May 20 | Baku Islamic Solidarity Games, Baku |
Semi | 1:12:19 | - | Apr 23 | Yangzhou Half Marathon, Yangzhou |
5000m | 16:19.63 | - | Mar 11 | Doha |
10000m | 34:08.97 | - | Mar 9 | Doha |
Marathon | 2:28:36 | - | Jan 29 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon, Osaka |
2016
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 16 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
Marathon | 2:25:36 | - | Jan 22 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon, Dubai |
2015
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20Kilometr | 1:06:56 | - | Oct 25 | Marseille-Cassis 20 km, Cassis |
Semi | 1:10:14 | - | Sep 12 | Ústi nad Lábem Half Marathon, Ústí nad Labem |
10Kilometr | 32:11 | - | Sep 5 | Praha 10 km, Praha |
10000m | 33:44.74 | - | Apr 26 | Manama Arab Championships, Manama |
5000m | 16:59.55 | - | Apr 24 | Manama Arab Championships, Manama |
2013
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 32:35.78 | - | Sep 26 | Palembang Islamic Solidarity Games 2013, Palembang |
10000m | 31:13.79 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
10000m | 31:13.79 | - | Aug 11 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
5000m | 15:22.17 | - | Jul 7 | Pune Asian Championships, Pune |
10000m | 32:17.29 | - | Jul 3 | Pune Asian Championships, Pune |
5000m | 15:03.49 | - | Jun 13 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
1500m | 4:16.30 | - | Jun 11 | Bellinzona Galà dei Castelli, Bellinzona |
5000m | 15:03.13 | - | Jun 8 | Hengelo Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo |
10000m | 34:25.82 | - | May 23 | Doha Arab Championships, Doha |
Honours
World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025
Marathon
Tokyo Marathon
Marathon
Asian Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres
Asian Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres
Jakarta Asian Games
10,000 Metres
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
Pune Asian Championships
5000 Metres
IAAF World Championships
10,000 Metres
Pune Asian Championships
10,000 Metres
Pune Asian Championships
10,000 Metres
Pune Asian Championships
5000 Metres
Hangzhou Asian Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
The XXX Olympic Games
10,000 Metres
IAAF World Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
Kobe Asian Championships
10,000 Metres
IAAF World Championships
10,000 Metres
39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
Rio de Janeiro CISM Military World Games
5000 Metres
Kobe Asian Championships
10,000 Metres
IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup
5000 Metres
38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
Guangzhou Asian Games
10,000 Metres
Guangzhou Asian Championships
5000 Metres
Guangzhou Asian Championships
5000 Metres
Frequently asked questions
What is Shitaye Eshete's Marathon personal best?
Shitaye Eshete's Marathon personal best is 2:20:32, set on Apr 27, 2025 in Hamburg (GER), #119 on the all-time list.
Which events does Shitaye Eshete compete in?
Shitaye Eshete competes in the Marathon and 10 000 m.
How did Shitaye Eshete perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 2:23:22, set on Apr 12, 2026 in Rotterdam (NED). Last competition: NN Marathon Rotterdam on Apr 12, 2026, 2:23:22.