| Noc: | ETH |
| Nocname: | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Location: | Atlanta |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Sports: | 2 |
| Flagbearer: | Fita Bayisa[1] |
| Rank: | 34 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Ethiopia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July | |||||
| 29 July | |||||
| 2 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 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 | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 13:30.88 | 7 q | 13:18.30 | 10 |
| Assefa Mezegebu | 5000 metres | 13:54.89 | 17 Q | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 14:05.48 | 21 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance |
| Abraham Assefa | 10000 metres | 28:32.24 | 22 | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| Worku Bikila | 10000 metres | 27:50.57 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 28:59.15 | 17 | ||
| Haile Gebrselassie | 10000 metres | 28:14.20 | 11 Q | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 27:07.34 OR | |||
| Belayneh Dinsamo | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||||
| Abebe Mekonnen | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 2:29:45 | 81 | ||||
| Tumo Turbo | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||||
| 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 | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 metres | 4:07.69 | 7 q | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 4:09.03 | 13 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | |
| Merima Denboba | 5000 metres | 15:48.35 | 25 | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| Ayelech Worku | 5000 metres | 15:21.59 | 7 Q | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 15:28.81 | 12 | ||
| Luchia Yishak | 5000 metres | 16:04.29 | 40 | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| Berhane Adere | 10000 metres | 32:21.09 | 12 Q | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 32:57.35 | 18 | ||
| Derartu Tulu | 10000 metres | 31:35.90 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 31:10.46 | 4 | ||
| Gete Wami | 10000 metres | 32:20.92 | 11 Q | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 31:06.65 | |||
| Fatuma Roba | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 2:26:05 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Tebebu Behonegn | Flyweight | L 16-2 | Did not advance | |||
| Yared Woldemichael | Light-Middleweight | W 11-10 | L 13-9 | Did not advance |