Berhane Adere Debala (Ge'ez: ብርሀኔ አደሬ born 21 July 1973)[1] is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres and half marathon.

Berhane held the African record for the 10,000 metres in a time of 30:04.18, set at the 2003 World Championships, where she won gold.

Her record was broken at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by Tirunesh Dibaba, who became the first African woman to run under 30 minutes in the event.

[4] Berhane also claimed victory in the 2007 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.

[6] She saw off a challenge from Ana Dulce Félix to win at the Great North Run in September, completing the half marathon in 1:08:49.