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Ethiopia at the Olympics

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Template:Infobox Olympics Ethiopia 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 38 medals, all in athletics.

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

Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Abebe Bikila 1960 Rome Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Abebe Bikila 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Mamo Wolde 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver Mamo Wolde 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Miruts Yifter 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Mamo Wolde 1972 Munich Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Miruts Yifter 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Gold Miruts Yifter 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Mohamed Kedir 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Eshetu Tura 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
 Gold Derartu Tulu 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Bronze Fita Bayisa 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Bronze Addis Abebe 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Haile Gebrselassie 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Fatuma Roba 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's marathon
 Bronze Gete Wami 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Gold Million Wolde 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Gold Haile Gebrselassie 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Derartu Tulu 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Gold Gezahegne Abera 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver Gete Wami 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Bronze Assefa Mezgebu 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Gete Wami 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 5000 metres
 Bronze Tesfaye Tola 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Kenenisa Bekele 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Meseret Defar 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 5000 metres
 Silver Kenenisa Bekele 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Silver Sileshi Sihine 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Silver Ejegayehu Dibaba 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Bronze Tirunesh Dibaba 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 5000 metres
 Bronze Derartu Tulu 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Gold Tirunesh Dibaba 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Gold Tirunesh Dibaba 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 5000 metres
 Gold Kenenisa Bekele 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Kenenisa Bekele 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Silver Sileshi Sihine 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Meseret Defar 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 5000 metres
 Bronze Tsegay Kebede 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's marathon

Medal table

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
2008 Beijing 4 1 2 7
Total 18 6 14 38

See also

References

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  • "Ethiopian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.