| Npc: | ETH |
| Npcname: | Ethiopian Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 1968 |
| Location: | Tel Aviv |
| Competitors: | 2 |
| Sports: | 2 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Ethiopia was one of 28 nations to send a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968; two Ethiopian athletes competed, both of them men.[1] [2] Abraham Habte and Negatu each took part in both athletics and table tennis events.[3] The team did not win any medals at these Games and, as of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, no Ethiopian athlete has won a medal at either the Summer or Winter Paralympics.[4]
Ethiopia entered the stadium during the Open Ceremonies ahead of Finland.[5]
See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Negatu entered five athletics events; club throw C, shot put C, javelin C, the open precision javelin and 100 metres wheelchair C.[3] He failed to advance to the finals in any of the events finishing 17th in the 100 metres, 38th in the club throw with a distance of 20.46 metres, 32nd in javelin with a throw of 12.90 metres, 65th in precision javelin with a score of 65 and 22nd in the shot put with a throw of 6.01 metres.[3]
Abraham Habte competed in the men's club throw C and precision javelin events but did not make either final. He scored 56 points in the precision javelin to earn 53rd position and finished 41st in the club throw with a distance of 18.82 metres.[3]
See main article: Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Habte and Negatu both entered the men's singles C classification and teamed up in the doubles C.[3] In the singles Negatu was eliminated in the first round and Habte was eliminated in the second round; the gold medal was won by Baruch Hagai for host nation Israel.[6] In the doubles the Ethiopian pair was eliminated by the eventual gold medalists, Israel's Hagai and Arieh Rubin, in the first round.[7]