Ethiopia at the Olympics

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Ethiopia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Ethiopia IOC code  ETH NOC Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Olympic history
Summer Games
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
2006

Ethiopia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976, 1984 and 1988 Games. Ethiopia also participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 2006 Games in Turin.

Ethiopian athletes have won a total of 31 medals, all in athletics, and all but one in the long-distance track events (5000 metres and 10000 metres) or the marathon.

The National Olympic Committee for Ethiopia is the Ethiopian Olympic Committee, and was founded in 1948.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Medal table 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Bikila, AbebeAbebe Bikila	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Bikila, AbebeAbebe Bikila	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Wolde, MamoMamo Wolde	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's marathon
2 Silver	Wolde, MamoMamo Wolde	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Yifter, MirutsMiruts Yifter	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Wolde, MamoMamo Wolde	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Yifter, MirutsMiruts Yifter	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
1 Gold	Yifter, MirutsMiruts Yifter	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Kedir, MohamedMohamed Kedir	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Tura, EshetuEshetu Tura	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
1 Gold	Tulu, DerartuDerartu Tulu	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Bayisa, FitaFita Bayisa	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
3 Bronze	Abebe, AddisAddis Abebe	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Gebrselassie, HaileHaile Gebrselassie	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's marathon
3 Bronze	Wami, GeteGete Wami	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Wolde, MillonMillon Wolde	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
1 Gold	Gebrselassie, HaileHaile Gebrselassie	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Tulu, DerartuDerartu Tulu	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Abera, GezahegneGezahegne Abera	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's marathon
2 Silver	Wami, GeteGete Wami	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Mezgebu, AssefaAssefa Mezgebu	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Wami, GeteGete Wami	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres
3 Bronze	Tola, TesfayeTesfaye Tola	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Bekele, KenenisaKenenisa Bekele	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Defar, MeseretMeseret Defar	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres
2 Silver	Bekele, KenenisaKenenisa Bekele	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
2 Silver	Sihine, SileshiSileshi Sihine	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
2 Silver	Dibaba, EjegayehuEjegayehu Dibaba	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres
3 Bronze	Tulu, DerartuDerartu Tulu	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres

[edit] Medal table

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	1	0	0	1
1964 Tokyo	1	0	0	1
1968 Mexico City	1	1	0	2
1972 Munich	0	0	2	2
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	2	0	2	4
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul	did not participate
1992 Barcelona	1	0	2	3
1996 Atlanta	2	0	1	3
2000 Sydney	4	1	3	8
2004 Athens	2	3	2	7
Total	14	5	12	31

[edit] See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Ethiopia

[edit] References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
• Ethiopian Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.

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