Ethiopia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ETH
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	34 (16 men and 18 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Misgana Wakuma Lina Alemayehu Selo
Flag bearer (closing)	Kenenisa Bekele
Medals Ranked 47th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Ethiopia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ethiopian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions: Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott, Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet boycott, and Seoul 1988 as part of its allegiance in solidarity with North Korea.

Medalists

Further information: 2024 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Tamirat Tola Athletics Men's marathon 10 August  Silver Berihu Aregawi Athletics Men's 10000 m 2 August  Silver Tsige Duguma Athletics Women's 800 m 5 August  Silver Tigst Assefa Athletics Women's marathon 11 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 1 3 0 4 Total 1 3 0 4

Medals by gender Gender Total Male 1 1 0 2 Female 0 2 0 2 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 1 3 0 4

Medals by date Date Total 2 August 0 1 0 1 5 August 0 1 0 1 10 August 1 0 0 1 11 August 0 1 0 1 Total 1 3 0 4

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	16	17	33
Swimming	0	1	1
Total	16	18	34

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ethiopian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ^[1]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

• DNF = Did Not Finish

Track and road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abdisa Fayisa	1500 m	3:39.67	14	3:36.82	10	Did not advance
Samuel Tefera		3:37.34	6 Q	Bye	3:33.02	9	Did not advance
Ermias Girma		3:35.21	1 Q	Bye	3:40.27	12	Did not advance
Hagos Gebrhiwet	5000 m	14:08.18	2 Q	—	13:15.32	5
Biniam Mehary		13:51.82	2 Q		13:15.99	6
Addisu Yihune		13:52.62	8 Q		13:22.33	14
Lamecha Girma	3000 m steeplechase	8:23.89	1 Q	—	DNF
Getnet Wale		8:18.25	3 Q		8:12.33	9
Samuel Firewu		8:11.61	2 Q		8:08.87	6
Yomif Kejelcha	10000 m	—	26:44.02	6
Berihu Aregawi			26:43.44
Selemon Barega			26:44.48	7
Kenenisa Bekele	Marathon	—						2:12:24	39
Tamirat Tola								2:06:26	OR
Deresa Geleta								2:07:31	5
Misgana Wakuma	20 km walk	—						1:19:31	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Worknesh Mesele	800 m	1:58.07 PB	1 Q	Bye	1:58.06	2 Q	1:58.28	6
Habitam Alemu		2:02.19	7	2:02.73	6	Did not advance
Tsige Duguma		1:57.90	1 Q	Bye	1:57.47	1 Q	1:57.15
Gudaf Tsegay	1500 m	3:58.84	1 Q	Bye		3:56.41	4 Q	4:01.27	12
Diribe Welteji		3:59.73	1 Q	Bye		3:55.10	1 Q	3:52.75 PB	4
Birke Haylom		4:07.15	13 R	4:01.47	1 Q	4:03.11	10	Did not advance
Gudaf Tsegay	5000 m	14:57.84	5 Q	—				14:45.21	9
Ejgayehu Taye		14:57.97	6 Q					14:32.98	6
Medina Eisa		15:00.82	2 Q					14:35.43	7
Sembo Almayew	3000 m steeplechase	9:15.42	2 Q	—				9:00.83	5
Lomi Muleta		9:10.73 PB	5 Q					9:06.07	8
Gudaf Tsegay	10000 m	—						30:45.04	6
Fotyen Tesfay								30:46.93	7
Tsigie Gebreselama								30:54.57	10
Tigst Assefa	Marathon	—						2:22:58
Alemu Megertu								DNF
Amane Beriso								2:23:57	5

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ethiopia sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lina Alemayehu Selo	Women's 50 m freestyle	31.87	68	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.