Ethiopia at the Olympics
| Ethiopia at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ETH |
| NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 44th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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
[edit]Medals by Summer Games
[edit]| 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 |
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
[edit]| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 24 | 15 | 23 | 62 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 24 | 15 | 23 | 62 |
List of medalists
[edit]
Multiple medalists
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Diplomatic Controversies". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Africa and the XXIst Olympiad" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee. November–December 1976. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]- "Ethiopia". International Olympic Committee.
- "Ethiopia". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/ETH". olympanalyt.com.
