Eritrea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Eritrea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The nation won its first Olympic medal ever at these Games, in its second appearance.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Zersenay Tadese	Athletics	men's 10,000 m

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres:

• Zersenay Tadese - Final, 13:24.31 (7th place)
• Samson Kiflemariam - Round 1, 13:26.97 (did not advance)

Women's 5000 metres:

• Nebiat Habtemariam - Round 1: 16:49.01

Men's 10000 metres:

• Zersenay Tadese - Final, 27:22.57 (bronze medal)
• Yonas Kifle - Final, 28:29.87 (16th place)

Note

• Meb Keflezighi was a silver medalist in the marathon event. While he was born in Eritrea, he was a competitor for the United States. Therefore, won his silver medal for the United States rather than Eritrea.

Officials

• President: Hisseine Ngaro
• Secretary General: Ghermay Hadgu