Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ETH
Nocname:	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1956
Location:	Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors:	12
Sports:	2
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in ten events in two sports.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100m

• Abebe Hailou —
  • Heat — 11.54 (→ did not advance)
• Beyene Legesse —
  • Heat — 11.94 (→ did not advance)
• Roba Negousse —
  • Heat — 12.07 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Abebe Hailou —
  • Heat — 23.25 (→ did not advance)
• Beyene Legesse —
  • Heat — 23.63 (→ did not advance)
• Roba Negousse —
  • Heat — 23.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Ajanew Bayene —
  • Heat — 51.53 (→ did not advance)
• Abebe Hailou —
  • Heat — 49.18 (→ did not advance)
• Beyene Legesse —
  • Heat — 50.83 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800m

• Ajanew Bayene —
  • Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
    • Mamo Wolde Heat — 1:58.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500m

• Mamo Wolde —
  • Heat — 3:51.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 x 100 Relay

• Bekele Haile
• Abebe Hailou
• Beyene Legesse
• Roba Negousse
  • Heat — 44.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 x 400 Relay

• • • • Ajanew Bayene Abebe Hailou Beyene Legesse Mamo Wolde
  • Heat — 3:29.93 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Bashay Feleke - 2:53:37 (→ 29th place)
• Gebre Birkay - 2:58:49 (→ 32nd place)

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Team road race

• Guremu Demboba
  Mesfen Tesfaye
  Zehaye Bahta - 99 points (→ 9th place)

Individual road race

• Guremu Demboba - 5:26:58 (→ 25th place)
• Mesfen Tesfaye - 5:34:25 (→ 36th place)
• Zehaye Bahta - 5:34:37 (→ 38th place)
• Negousse Mengistu - did not finish (→ no ranking)

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethiopia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093603/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ETH/summer/1956/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 23 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.