Ethiopia at the
Olympics
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ethiolympic.org
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
23
Silver
12
Bronze
23
Total
58
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 58 medals, all long-distance events 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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics23112155
Totals (1 entries)23112155

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
 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
 Bronze Tariku Bekele 2012 London Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Tirunesh Dibaba 2012 London Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Bronze Abeba Aregawi 2012 London Athletics Women's 1500 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

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Sport Years Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Tirunesh Dibaba Athletics 2004–2016 Summer F 3 0 3 6
2 Kenenisa Bekele Athletics 2004–2008 Summer M 3 1 0 4
3 Meseret Defar Athletics 2004–2012 Summer F 2 1 0 3
4 Miruts Yifter Athletics 1972–1980 Summer M 2 0 1 3
5 Derartu Tulu Athletics 1992–2004 Summer F 2 0 1 3
6 Mamo Wolde Athletics 1968–1972 Summer M 1 1 1 3
7 Gete Wami Athletics 1996–2000 Summer F 0 1 2 3
8 Abebe Bikila Athletics 1960–1964 Summer M 2 0 0 2
9 Haile Gebrselassie Athletics 1996–2000 Summer M 2 0 0 2
10 Almaz Ayana Athletics 2016 Summer F 1 0 1 2
11 Sileshi Sihine Athletics 2004–2008 Summer M 0 2 0 2

See also

External links

National sports teams of Ethiopia
National Olympic Committees that have competed at the Olympic Games
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