Ethiopia at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ETH
Nocname:	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Oldcode:	ETI
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	18 (all men)
Sports:	3
Flagbearer:	Abebe Bikila
Rank:	25
Gold:	1
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Ethiopia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 3 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Mamo Wolde - Athletics, men's marathon

Silver

• Mamo Wolde - Athletics, men's 10000 metres

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Five cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1968.

Individual road race

• Tekeste Woldu
• Yemane Negassi
• Mehari Okubamicael
• Mikael Saglimbeni

Team time trial

• Yemane Negassi
• Fisihasion Ghebreyesus
• Mikael Saglimbeni
• Tekeste Woldu

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethiopia at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045634/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ETH/summer/1968/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 September 2014 . sports-reference.com.