Ethiopia at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Ethiopia at the
Olympics

IOC code| ETH
NOC| Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 44th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer appearances

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984–1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 2006
* 2010
* 2014–2022
* 2026

Ethiopia made its Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and has since become one of the most prominent nations in Olympic athletics. The country has participated in every Summer Games since its debut, with the exception of the 1976 Montreal, 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games, which it boycotted along with several other African nations due to political reasons. Twenty-nine countries boycotted the 1976 Games[1][2] due to the refusal of the IOC to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team had toured South Africa earlier in 1976.[3] Ethiopia joined the 1984 Soviet-led Boycott and stated that the step was taken because the United States uses the games 'for purely political purposes against socialist and progressive states'.[4] Along with that, the Ethiopian Olympic Committee expressed a resolute protest in connection with the British government's refusal to cancel England's rugby union tour to South Africa with their racist-ruled apartheid system.[4]

Ethiopia's Olympic achievements are overwhelmingly concentrated in track and field events, particularly in middle\- and long-distance running, where it has established itself as a global powerhouse. Ethiopian runners have consistently dominated events ranging from the 800 metres to the marathon.[5]

One of the few African and tropical countries, Ethiopia participated also in the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010. Ethiopian athletes have won a total of 62 medals, all at the Summer Olympics and all in athletics.[5]

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

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

### Medals by Summer Games

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Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank

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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 | boycotted
1980 Moscow | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17
1984 Los Angeles | boycotted
1988 Seoul | boycotted
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 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18
2012 London | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 44
2020 Tokyo | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56
2024 Paris | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 47
2028 Los Angeles | future event
2032 Brisbane
Total (15/30) | 391 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 41

### Medals by Winter Games

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Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank

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2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2010 Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2014 Sochi | did not participate
2018 Pyeongchang
2022 Beijing
2026 Milano Cortina | future event
2030 French Alps
Total (2/24) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –

### Medals by sport

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Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Athletics| 24| 15| 23| 62
Totals (1 entries)| 24| 15| 23| 62

## List of medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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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
Silver | 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
Silver | Sofia Assefa | 2012 London |  Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver | Abeba Aregawi | 2012 London |  Athletics | Women's 1500 m
Bronze | Tariku Bekele | 2012 London |  Athletics | Men's 10,000 m
Bronze | Tirunesh Dibaba | 2012 London |  Athletics | Women's 5000 m
Gold | Almaz Ayana | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's 10,000 m (WR)
Silver | Genzebe Dibaba | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's 1500 m
Silver | Feyisa Lilesa | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Men's marathon
Bronze | Tamirat Tola | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Men's 10,000 m
Bronze | Mare Dibaba | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's marathon
Bronze | Almaz Ayana | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's 5000 m
Bronze | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Men's 5000 m
Bronze | Tirunesh Dibaba | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's 10,000 m
Gold | Selemon Barega | 2020 Tokyo |  Athletics | Men's 10,000 m
Silver | Lamecha Girma | 2020 Tokyo |  Athletics |  Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze | Gudaf Tsegay | 2020 Tokyo |  Athletics |  Women's 5000 m
Bronze | Letesenbet Gidey | 2020 Tokyo |  Athletics |  Women's 10,000 m
Gold | Tamirat Tola | 2024 Paris |  Athletics |  Men's marathon (OR)
Silver | Tsige Duguma | 2024 Paris |  Athletics |  Women's 800 m
Silver | Berihu Aregawi | 2024 Paris |  Athletics |  Men's 10,000 m
Silver | Tigist Assefa | 2024 Paris |  Athletics |  Women's marathon
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## Multiple medalists

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Sorted by number of golds won, followed by number of silver medals and bronze medals.

Rank  | Athlete  | Sport  | Years  | Games  | Sex  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1  | Kenenisa Bekele | Athletics | 2004–2008 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
2  | Tirunesh Dibaba | Athletics | 2004–2016 | Summer | F | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6
3  | Meseret Defar | Athletics | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
4  | Miruts Yifter | Athletics | 1972–1980 | Summer | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
Derartu Tulu | Athletics | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
6  | Abebe Bikila | Athletics | 1960–1964 | Summer | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Haile Gebrselassie | Athletics | 1996–2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
8  | Mamo Wolde | Athletics | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
9  | Almaz Ayana | Athletics | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Tamirat Tola | Athletics | 2016–2024 | Summer | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
11  | Sileshi Sihine | Athletics | 2004–2008 | Summer | M | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
12  | Gete Wami | Athletics | 1996–2000 | Summer | F | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3

## See also

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* List of flag bearers for Ethiopia at the Olympics
* Category:Olympic competitors for Ethiopia
* Ethiopia at the Paralympics
* Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Diplomatic Controversies". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. ^ "Africa and the XXIst Olympiad" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee. November–December 1976. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
3. ^ "The Montreal Olympics boycott | NZHistory.net.nz, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
4. ^ a b "Ethiopia Joins Soviet-led Boycott, Citing U.S. 'Use of Games for Political Purposes' and English Rugby Tour of South Africa". UPI. June 1, 1984.
5. ^ a b "Ethiopia - NOC Profile". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 2024. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

## External links

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* "Ethiopia". International Olympic Committee.
* "Ethiopia". Olympedia.com.
* "Olympic Analytics/ETH". olympanalyt.com.

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