Seteng Ayele

Ayele Seteng (; born 11 April 1955) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.

Biography Ayele Seteng (also transliterated as Haile Satayin) was born and raised in Ethiopia. He is of Beta Israel heritage. In 1991 he immigrated to Israel. Seteng is tall and weighs . At 53 years and 136 days, competing on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, he was the oldest athlete competing at the 2008 Olympics. He is reported to have once said "My age is old, but my heart is young."

His personal best times on the road are 1:03:43 in the half marathon, achieved in March 1997 in Tel Aviv; and 2:14:21 in the marathon, achieved in October 2003 in the Venice Marathon. Both these results are Israeli records.

"Running Movie" (Original title in Hebrew: Seret Ratz), a documentary directed by Omer Peled and produced by Gidi Avivi in 2011, follows Ayele Seteng, the oldest marathon runner to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and reveals his efforts to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.