Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Ethiopia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg
IOC code ETH
NOC Ethiopian Olympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Fita Bayisa [1]
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ethiopia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fatuma Roba Athletics Women's marathon 28 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Haile Gebrselassie Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 29 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gete Wami Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 2 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 8816
Boxing 22
Total10818

Results by event

Athletics

Men

Track and road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fita Bayissa 5000 metres 13:51.611 QN/A13:30.887 q13:18.3010
Assefa Mezegebu 5000 metres 13:54.8917 QN/A14:05.4821Did not advance
Abraham Assefa 10000 metres 28:32.2422N/ADid not advance
Worku Bikila 10000 metres 27:50.571 QN/A28:59.1517
Haile Gebrselassie 10000 metres 28:14.2011 QN/A27:07.34 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Belayneh Dinsamo Marathon N/ADid not finish
Abebe Mekonnen Marathon N/A2:29:4581
Tumo Turbo Marathon N/ADid not finish

Women

Track and road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kutre Dulecha 800 metres 2:04.8028N/ADid not advance
1500 metres 4:07.697 qN/A4:09.0313Did not advance
Merima Denboba 5000 metres 15:48.3525N/ADid not advance
Ayelech Worku 5000 metres 15:21.597 QN/A15:28.8112
Luchia Yishak 5000 metres 16:04.2940N/ADid not advance
Berhane Adere 10000 metres 32:21.0912 QN/A32:57.3518
Derartu Tulu 10000 metres 31:35.901 QN/A31:10.464
Gete Wami 10000 metres 32:20.9211 QN/A31:06.65 Bronze medal icon.svg
Fatuma Roba Marathon N/A2:26:05 Gold medal icon.svg

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tebebu Behonegn Flyweight Flag of Colombia.svg  Reyes  (COL)
L 16-2
Did not advance
Yared Woldemichael Light-MiddleweightFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Sinette  (TRI)
W11-10
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Tulaganov  (UZB)
L 13-9
Did not advance

References

  1. "Flagbearers for Ethiopia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sources