| Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ETH (ETI used at these Games) |
| NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 10 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ethiopia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eight events in two sports. [1] Abebe Bikila won the country's first ever Olympic medal by winning the men's marathon. [2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Abebe Bikila | Athletics | Men's marathon | 10 September |
Five male athletes represented Ethiopia in 1960:
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Roba Negousse | 100 m | 11.30 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Moussa Said | 400 m | 48.30 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | 1:50.49 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mohamed Saïd | 5000 m | 14:41.22 | 18 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10,000 m | — | DNF | — | ||||||
| Abebe Bikila | Marathon | — | 2:15:16.2 | | |||||
| Abebe Wakgira | — | 2:21:09.4 | 7 | ||||||
Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouflu Alazar | Road race | DNF | — |
| Guremu Demboba | DNF | — | |
| Amousse Tessema | DNF | — | |
| Megra Admassou | DNF | — |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guremu Demboba Kouflu Alazar Amousse Tessema Negousse Mengistou | Time trial | 2:38:34.08 | 28 |
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