Alemitu Heroye Banata (born 9 May 1995) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner.

[1] In 2013, she took bronze in the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, losing to Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Agnes Jebet Tirop by six seconds;[2] she debuted in the IAAF Diamond League later that year, running the 5000 m in both Shanghai and Paris.

[1] She placed second behind Tirop in the junior race at the 2014 African Cross Country Championships in Kampala.

[1][4] She won the 5000 m at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, outkicking her Ethiopian teammate Alemitu Hawi in 15:10.08 and leaving Tirop (who was slightly injured) more than half a minute behind.

[5][6] At the 2015 World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang Alemitu ran in the senior race for the first time, placing fourth as Tirop won.