Shitaye Eshete

Shitaye Eshete (born 21 May 1990) is a Bahraini long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin.

In 2010 she was eleventh at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, sixth in the 5000m at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split and won bronze in the 10,000 m at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.

2011 was followed by a twelfth place finish at the World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, a sixth place in the 10,000 m at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu.

The following year, Eshete was fifth over 3000 meters at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. At the Olympic Games in London, she finished sixth in the 10,000 meters.

Personal Best

  • 3000 m (Hall ): 8:49,27 min, 19 February 2012 Hangzhou
  • 5000 m: 15:25,67 min, August 6, 2010 Stockholm
  • 10,000 m: 31:21,57 min 27 August, 2011, Daegu
May 21 Long-distance running 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 5000 metres 2010 IAAF Continental Cup 2010 Asian Games 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships 3000 metres
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