| Noc: | ETH |
| Nocname: | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Location: | Sydney |
| Competitors: | 26 (15 men and 11 women) |
| Sports: | 2 |
| Flagbearer: | Derartu Tulu |
| Rank: | 20 |
| Gold: | 4 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Ethiopia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.26 athletes from Ethiopia participated. These Games were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.
See main article: article and 2000 Summer Olympics medal table.
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September | |||||
| 30 September | |||||
| 30 September | |||||
| 1 October | |||||
| 30 September | |||||
| 25 September | |||||
| 25 September | |||||
| 1 October |
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| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | ||||
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
See main article: article and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Berhanu Alemu | 1500 metres | 3:38.79 | 7 Q | 3:41.09 | 18 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| Hailu Mekonnen | 3:39.09 | 12 Q | 3:40.92 | 16 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | |||
| Daniel Zegeye | 3:40.91 | 23 Q | 3:38.08 | 3 Q | 3:36.78 | 6 | |||
| Dagne Alemu | 5000 metres | 13:29.93 | 12 Q | 13:37.17 | 6 | ||||
| Fita Bayissa | 13:22.92 | 3 Q | 13:37.03 | 4 | |||||
| Million Wolde | 13:22.75 | 2 Q | 13:35.49 | ||||||
| Haile Gebrselassie | 10,000 metres | 27:50.01 | 8 Q | 27:18.20 | |||||
| Assefa Mezgebu | 27:50.64 | 12 Q | 27:19.75 | ||||||
| Girma Tolla | 27:44.01 | 1 Q | 27:49.75 | 11 | |||||
| Gezahegne Abera | Marathon | 2:10:11 | |||||||
| Simretu Alemayehu | 2:17:21 | 22 | |||||||
| Tesfaye Tola | 2:11:10 | ||||||||
| Maru Daba | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:35.34 | 25 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kutre Dulecha | 1500 metres | 4:09.88 | 10 Q | 4:06.78 | 8 Q | 4:05.33 | 4 | ||
| Abebech Negussie | 4:15.52 | 33 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hareg Sidelil | 4:14.05 | 32 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Werknesh Kidane | 5000 metres | 15:08.62 | 3 Q | 14:47.40 | 7 | ||||
| Gete Wami | 15:08.92 | 5 Q | 14:42.23 | ||||||
| Ayelech Worku | 15:13.26 | 13 Q | 14:42.67 | 4 | |||||
| Berhane Adere | 10,000 metres | 32:34.62 | 11 Q | 31:40.52 | 12 | ||||
| Derartu Tulu | 32:06.19 | 1 Q | 30:17.49 OR | ||||||
| Gete Wami | 32:34.63 | 12 Q | 30:22.48 | ||||||
| Elfenesh Alemu | Marathon | 2:26:54 | 6 | ||||||
| Gadissie Edato | 2:42:29 | 36 | |||||||
| Fatuma Roba | 2:27:38 | 9 | |||||||
See main article: article and Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Johnny Sheferaw | Featherweight | L RSC-R4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Adisu Tebebu | Lightweight | L 3-15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tsegasellase Aregawi | Welterweight | Did not start | ||||||