Ethiopia at the Olympics

Ethiopia at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
2006 2010 2014

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 45 medals, all in athletics.

Ethiopia's participation in the Olympics is organized by the Ethiopian Olympic Committee, founded in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1956 Melbourne	12	0	0	0	0	–
1960 Rome	10	1	0	0	1	21
1964 Tokyo	12	1	0	0	1	24
1968 Mexico City	18	1	1	0	2	25
1972 Munich	31	0	0	2	2	41
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	45	2	0	2	4	17
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona	20	1	0	2	3	33
1996 Atlanta	18	2	0	1	3	34
2000 Sydney	26	4	1	3	8	20
2004 Athens	26	2	3	2	7	28
2008 Beijing	27	4	1	2	7	18
2012 London	35	3	1	3	7	24
Total		21	7	17	45	39

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2006 Turin	1	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	1	0	0	0	0	–
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	21	7	17	45
Total	21	7	17	45

List of 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 10,000 m
Bronze	Mamo Wolde	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's marathon
Bronze	Miruts Yifter	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Gold	Miruts Yifter	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Gold	Miruts Yifter	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Mohamed Kedir	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Eshetu Tura	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Gold	Derartu Tulu	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
Bronze	Addis Abebe	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Fita Bayisa	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Gold	Haile Gebrselassie	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m (OR)
Gold	Fatuma Roba	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's marathon
Bronze	Gete Wami	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
Gold	Gezahegne Abera	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's marathon
Gold	Haile Gebrselassie	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Gold	Derartu Tulu	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m (OR)
Gold	Million Wolde	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Silver	Gete Wami	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
Bronze	Assefa Mezgebu	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Tesfaye Tola	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's marathon
Bronze	Gete Wami	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Gold	Kenenisa Bekele	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m (OR)
Gold	Meseret Defar	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Silver	Kenenisa Bekele	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Silver	Ejegayehu Dibaba	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
Silver	Sileshi Sihine	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Tirunesh Dibaba	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Bronze	Derartu Tulu	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
Gold	Kenenisa Bekele	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m (OR)
Gold	Kenenisa Bekele	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 5000 m (OR)
Gold	Tirunesh Dibaba	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m (OR)
Gold	Tirunesh Dibaba	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Silver	Sileshi Sihine	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Meseret Defar	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Bronze	Tsegay Kebede	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's marathon
Gold	Meseret Defar	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Gold	Tirunesh Dibaba	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m
Gold	Tiki Gelana	2012 London	Athletics	Women's marathon (OR)
Silver	Dejen Gebremeskel	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Bronze	Sofia Assefa	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze	Tariku Bekele	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Bronze	Tirunesh Dibaba	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 5000 m

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Ethiopia
• Ethiopia at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics