Ethiopia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ETH
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
in Munich
Competitors	31 (men) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Mamo Wolde (Athletics)
Medals Ranked 41st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
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Ethiopia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 3 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Miruts Yifter	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres	3 September
Bronze	Mamo Wolde	Athletics	Men's marathon	10 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Egzi Gabre-Gabre
  • First Heat – 10.89s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Mulugetta Tadesse
  • Heat – 1:47.1
  • Semifinals – 1:48.9 (→ did not advance)
• Shibrou Regassa
  • Heat – 1:53.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Hailu Ebba
  • Heat – 3:41.6
  • Semifinals – 3:43.7 (→ did not advance)
• Shibrou Regassa
  • Heat – 3:43.6
  • Semifinals – 3:41.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Tolossa Kotu
  • Heat – 13:46.2 (→ did not advance)
• Tekle Fitinsa
  • Heat – 13:50.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Tadesse Wolde-Medhin  [ ru ]
  • Heat – 28:45.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Sisay Feleke, Solomon Belay, Kebede Bedasso, and Egzi Gabre-Gabre
  • Heat – DNF (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight

• Lema Yemane

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Mohamed Ayele
  • First Round – Lost to Koh Keun-Sang (KOR), KO-1

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Fekadu Gabre Selassie
  • First Round – Lost to Kyoji Shinohara (JPN), 0:5

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Individual road race

• Tekeste Woldu – 53rd place
• Fisihasion Ghebreyesus – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Rissom Gebre Meskei – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Suleman Abdul Rahman – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Mehari Okubamicael
• Rissom Gebre Meskei
• Fisihasion Ghebreyesus
• Tekeste Woldu

References

1. "Ethiopia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database