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Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Ethiopia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ethiolympic.org
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)

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Fatuma Roba Athletics Women's marathon 28 July
  Gold Haile Gebrselassie Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 29 July
  Bronze Gete Wami Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 2 August

Competitors edit

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 8 16
Boxing 2 – 2
Total 10 8 18

Results by event edit

Athletics edit

Men edit

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fita Bayissa 5000 metres 13:51.61 1 Q N/A 13:30.88 7 q 13:18.30 10
Assefa Mezegebu 5000 metres 13:54.89 17 Q N/A 14:05.48 21 Did not advance
Abraham Assefa 10000 metres 28:32.24 22 N/A Did not advance
Worku Bikila 10000 metres 27:50.57 1 Q N/A 28:59.15 17
Haile Gebrselassie 10000 metres 28:14.20 11 Q N/A 27:07.34 OR  
Belayneh Dinsamo Marathon N/A Did not finish
Abebe Mekonnen Marathon N/A 2:29:45 81
Tumo Turbo Marathon N/A Did not finish

Women edit

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kutre Dulecha 800 metres 2:04.80 28 N/A Did not advance
1500 metres 4:07.69 7 q N/A 4:09.03 13 Did not advance
Merima Denboba 5000 metres 15:48.35 25 N/A Did not advance
Ayelech Worku 5000 metres 15:21.59 7 Q N/A 15:28.81 12
Luchia Yishak 5000 metres 16:04.29 40 N/A Did not advance
Berhane Adere 10000 metres 32:21.09 12 Q N/A 32:57.35 18
Derartu Tulu 10000 metres 31:35.90 1 Q N/A 31:10.46 4
Gete Wami 10000 metres 32:20.92 11 Q N/A 31:06.65  
Fatuma Roba Marathon N/A 2:26:05  

Boxing edit

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Tebebu Behonegn Flyweight   Reyes (COL)
L 16-2 		Did not advance
Yared Woldemichael Light-Middleweight   Sinette (TRI)
W 11-10 		  Tulaganov (UZB)
L 13-9 		Did not advance

References edit

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

Sources edit


  

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