Ethiopia at the Olympics

Ethiopia at the
Olympics
Ethiopia at the; Olympics
IOC code	ETH
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Website	www.ethiolympic.org
Medals	Gold 22 Silver 11 Bronze 21 Total 54
Summer appearances
	1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Winter appearances
	2006; 2010; 2014–2018; 2022;

Ethiopia was first at the Olympic Games in 1956.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Ethiopia is ETH.^[1]

History

There have been competitors from Ethiopia in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976, 1984 and 1988 Games. Ethiopia was also in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 2006 Games in Turin.

Ethiopian athletes have won a total of 45 medals, all in athletics.

The National Olympic Committee for Ethiopia is the Ethiopian Olympic Committee. It was formed in 1948.

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, MillionMillion 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
1 Gold	Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres
1 Gold	Bekele, KenenisaKenenisa Bekele	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
1 Gold	Bekele, KenenisaKenenisa Bekele	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
2 Silver	Sihine, SileshiSileshi Sihine	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Defar, MeseretMeseret Defar	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres
3 Bronze	Kebede, TsegayTsegay Kebede	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Defar, MeseretMeseret Defar	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
1 Gold	Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
1 Gold	Gelana, TikiTiki Gelana	2012 London	Athletics	Women's marathon
2 Silver	Gebremeskel, DejenDejen Gebremeskel	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
3 Bronze	Assefa, SofiaSofia Assefa	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 3000 m steeplechase
3 Bronze	Bekele, TarikuTariku Bekele	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
3 Bronze	Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 5000 m

Related pages

List of IOC country codes

References

↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.

Other websites

Ethiopia profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.

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