General Ayansa

General Ayansa
Personal information
BornGeneral Berhanu Ayansa
(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:44.60 (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  ETH
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Lima800 m

General Berhanu Ayansa (born 28 January 2005) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 800 metres.

Career

He won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 800 metres in August 2024, ahead of Peyton Craig of Australia.

He ran 1:44.60 for the 800 metres in Troyes, France in June 2025. In July 2025, he was provisionally named in the senior Ethiopian team for the 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, via the rankings quota.