Ethiopia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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Ethiopia at the
2003 All-Africa Games
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg
IOC code ETH
NOC Ethiopian Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
5
Silver
8
Bronze
7
Total
20
All-Africa Games appearances

Ethiopia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The team wielded a very strong athletic contingent, which brought back a total of five gold, six silver and four bronze medals. Amongst the gold medal winners were future multiple Olympic gold medal winners Kenenisa Bekele and Meseret Defar. In boxing, the team brought back a silver and two bronze medals. At the end of the event, the team had won a total of twenty medals, the largest number that it had won in the history of the Games, and came eighth overall in the medal table.

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Competitors

Ethiopia has been a consistent attendee at the All-Africa Games. In 2003, the country entered sixty five events, including thirty one for men and thirty four for women. [1] The athletics contingent was particularly strong. Among the competitors was Meseret Defar, winner of two Olympic gold medals and twice world record holder, and Kenenisa Bekele, who won three Olympic medals and the first to win both the 5000 metre and 10,000 metre titles at the World Championships. [2] The country also entered the women’s football tournament, which was the first time that the sport had been played at the Games. [3] Much was hoped for, especially given the unprecedented haul of fourteen medals in 1999. The team did not disappoint and achieved an even higher tally. [4]

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 56415
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 0123
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 0101
Total58720

Medal summary

Ethiopia won twenty medals, consisting of five gold, eight silver and seven bronze, and was ranked eighth in the final medal table. This was the largest haul of medals that the country had achieved during the history of the Games, exceeding the previous record, achieved in 1999, by six. [5]

List of Medalists

Gold Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Meseret Defar Athletics Women's 5000 metres 11 October 2003 [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sileshi Sihine Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 12 October 2003 [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kutre Dulecha Athletics Women's 1500 metres 13 October 2003 [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ejegayehu Dibaba Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 14 October 2003 [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kenenisa Bekele Athletics Men's 5000 metres 15 October 2003 [6]

Silver Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Endalkachew Kebede Boxing Light Flyweight 48 kg 12 October 2003

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Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gebreegziabher Gebremariam Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 12 October 2003 [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Werknesh Kidane Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 14 October 2003 [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Amsale Yakob Athletics Women's 20 kilometres walk 14 October 2003 [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hailu Mekonnen Athletics Men's 5000 metres 15 October 2003 [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gashaw Melese Athletics Men's marathon 15 October 2003 [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tadelech Birra Athletics Women's marathon 15 October 2003 [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Yoseph Adamsegeo Taekwondo Men's Under 54 kg 16 October 2003 [9]

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Bronze Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daniel Tade Boxing Featherweight 57 kg 11 October 2003 [7]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Esayas Getaneh Boxing Lightweight 60kg 11 October 2003 [7]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Dejene Berhanu Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 12 October 2003 [6]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tewodros Shiferaw Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 13 October 2003 [6]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Leila Aman Athletics Women's marathon 15 October 2003 [6]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gudisa Shentema Athletics Men's marathon 16 October 2003 [6]

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