Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ETH |
NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 27 in 1 sport |
Flag bearers | Miruts Yifter (opening) Kenenisa Bekele (closing) |
Medals Ranked 18th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ethiopia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
10,000 m runner Tirunesh Dibaba ran the second fastest 10,000 metres of all time, setting an Olympic record of 29 minutes, 54.66 seconds. [1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Tirunesh Dibaba | Athletics | Women's 10000 m |
Gold | Tirunesh Dibaba | Athletics | Women's 5000 m |
Gold | Kenenisa Bekele | Athletics | Men's 10000 m |
Gold | Kenenisa Bekele | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
Silver | Sileshi Sihine | Athletics | Men's 10000 m |
Silver | Meseret Defar | Athletics | Women's 5000 m |
Bronze | Tsegay Kebede | Athletics | Men's marathon |
The Ethiopian track and field team was announced on July 13, 2008. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Gashaw Asfaw | Marathon | — | 2:10:52 | 7 | |||
Kenenisa Bekele | 5000 m | 13:40.13 | 3 Q | — | 12:57.82 OR | ||
10000 m | — | 27:01.17 OR | |||||
Tariku Bekele | 5000 m | 13:37.63 | 3 Q | — | 13:19.06 | 6 | |
Abreham Cherkos | 13:47.60 | 3 Q | — | 13:16.46 | 5 | ||
Demma Daba | 1500 m | 3:37.78 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Roba Gari | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:28.27 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Haile Gebrselassie | 10000 m | — | 27:06.68 | 6 | |||
Yacob Jarso | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:16.88 | 1 Q | — | 8:13.47 NR | 4 | |
Tsegay Kebede | Marathon | — | 2:10:00 | ||||
Deresse Mekonnen | 1500 m | 3:36.22 | 5 Q | 3:37.85 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Deriba Merga | Marathon | — | 2:10:21 | 4 | |||
Nahom Mesfin | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.82 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Sileshi Sihine | 10000 m | — | 27:02.77 | ||||
Mulugeta Wendimu | 1500 m | 3:36.67 | 7 q | 3:40.16 | 10 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Berhane Adere | Marathon | — | DNF | ||
Zemzem Ahmed | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:25.63 | 4 Q | 9:17.85 NR | 7 |
Meskerem Assefa | 1500 m | 4:10.04 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Sofia Assefa | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:47.02 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Mekdes Bekele | 9:41.43 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Gelete Burka | 1500 m | 4:15.77 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Meseret Defar | 5000 m | 14:56.32 | 1 Q | 15:44.12 | |
Ejegayehu Dibaba | 10000 m | — | 31:22.18 | 14 | |
Tirunesh Dibaba | 5000 m | 15:09.89 | 1 Q | 15:41.40 | |
10000 m | — | 29.54.66 OR | |||
Meselech Melkamu | 5000 m | 15:11.21 | 4 Q | 15:49.03 | 8 |
Mestawet Tufa | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||
Dire Tune | Marathon | — | 2:31:16 | 15 | |
Gete Wami | — | DNF |
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