Ethiopia at the Olympics

Ethiopia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in 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.

Ethiopia at the
Olympics
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
24
Silver
15
Bronze
23
Total
62
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Ethiopian athletes have won a total of 58 medals, all at the Summer Olympics and 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

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Medals by sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Athletics24152362
Totals (1 entries)24152362

List of medalists

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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
  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

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