Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games explained

Noc:ETH
Country:Ethiopia
Year:2019
Games:African Games
Games Link:2019 African Games
Flagcaption:Flag of Ethiopia
Nocname:Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Location:Rabat, Morocco
Competitors:177
Competitors Men:96
Competitors Women:81
Sports:13
Rank:9
Gold:6
Silver:5
Bronze:12

Ethiopia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Ethiopia won six gold medals, five silver medals and 12 bronze medals and the country finished 9th in the medal table.

Medal summary

Medal table

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MedalNameSportEventDate
Men's -63 kg
Men's -54 kg
Women's -53 kg
Women's Ethiopia team Women's Team Time Trial
Men's flyweight (52kg)
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Medals by sport
SportTotal
Athletics55818
Boxing0011
Cycling0011
Taekwondo1023
Total651223

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in athletics: the country won five gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished 3rd in the athletics medal table.[1]

Men

In the men's 10,000 metres event Berehanu Tsegu won the gold medal and Jemal Yimer won the bronze medal.

In the men's 3000 metres steeplechase the silver medal was won by Getnet Wale.

In the men's 20 kilometres walk the silver medal was won by Yohanis Algaw.[2]

Women

In the women's 800 metres event Hirut Meshesha won the gold medal.

In the women's 1500 metres event Lemlem Hailu won the bronze medal.

In the women's 5000 metres both the silver and bronze medals were won by athletes representing Ethiopia: Hawi Feysa won the silver medal and Alemitu Tariku won the bronze medal. Ejgayehu Taye also competed in this event and finished in 5th place.

In the women's 10,000 metres all medals were won by athletes representing Ethiopia: Tsehay Gemechu, Zeineba Yimer and Dera Dida won the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

In the women's 3000 metres steeplechase the gold medal was won by Mekides Abebe and the bronze medal was won by Weynshet Ansa. Birtukan Admu also competed in this event and finished in 4th place.

In the women's 20 kilometres walk the bronze medal was won by Yehualeye Beletew.

In the women's half marathon the medals were all won by athletes representing Ethiopia: Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Degitu Azimeraw and Meseret Belete won the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. Yalemzerf Yehualaw also set a new African Games record in this event of 1:10:26.

In the women's high jump event the bronze medal was won by Ariyat Dibow.[3]

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in badminton with six players.[4]

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in boxing.[5]

Dawit Wibshet won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (52kg) event.[6]

Chess

See main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games.

Habtamu Ashenafi Gole, Leykun Mesfin Sisay, Ruth Leykun Eshete and Lidet Abate Haile are scheduled to compete in chess.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in cycling.[7]

Tsega Gebre Beyene, Mhiret Gebreyewhans, Selam Amha and Eyerusalem Reda won the bronze medal in the women's road team time trial.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in gymnastics.[8]

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in karate.[9]

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games.

No medals were won by swimmers representing Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games.[10]

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games.

No medals were won by table tennis players representing Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games.

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in Taekwondo. Tariku Girma Demisu won the gold medal in the men's -63 kg event.[11]

Solomon Tufa Demse won the bronze medal in the men's -54 kg event and Tsebaot Gosaye Fikadu won the bronze medal in the Women's -53 kg event.[12] [13]

Nardos Chifra competed in the women's -49 kg event without winning a medal.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2019 African Games.

Ethiopia competed in several events in tennis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book . 7 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901063534/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/AT/JA2019_AT_C99_AT0000000.pdf . 1 September 2019 . dead .
  2. Web site: Yohanis Algaw Wale - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928211749/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n1011350-wale-yohanis-algaw.htm.
  3. Web site: Ariyat Dibow Ubang - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 30 September 2019. 30 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930132721/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n1011325-ubang-ariyat-dibow.htm.
  4. Web site: Badminton team profile: Ethiopia . https://archive.today/20190831045105/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_badminton-athlete-profile-nbd755-ethiopia.htm . live . Rabat 2019 . 31 August 2019 . 31 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Boxing Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831053129/http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames2019.pdf. 31 August 2019. 20 August 2020. 2019 African Games.
  6. Web site: Dawit Bekele Wibshet - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928202812/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_boxing-athlete-profile-n1010772-wibshet-dawit-bekele.htm.
  7. Web site: Road Cycling Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190926124336/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/CR/JA2019_CR_C99_CR0000000.pdf. 26 September 2019. 5 April 2021. 2019 African Games.
  8. Web site: Gymnastics Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190922104155/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/GA/JA2019_GA_C99_GA0000000.pdf. 22 September 2019. 26 October 2020. 2019 African Games.
  9. Web site: Karate Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200802214403/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/306/ResultBook_306_20190826_201158-min.pdf. 2 August 2020. 2 August 2020. sportdata.org.
  10. Web site: Swimming Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727164719/http://www.frmnatation.com/sites/default/files/RESULTAT%20AFRICAIN%20GAME%20GLOBALE.pdf. 27 July 2020. 27 July 2020. 2019 African Games.
  11. Web site: Tariku Girma Demisu - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 24 August 2019. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824131212/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_taekwondo-athlete-profile-n1011249-demisu-tariku-girma.htm.
  12. Web site: Solomon Tufa Demse - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 24 August 2019. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824131329/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_taekwondo-athlete-profile-n1011251-demse-solomon-tufa.htm.
  13. Web site: Tsebaot Gosaye Fikadu. 2019 African Games. 24 August 2019. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824131429/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_taekwondo-athlete-profile-n1011274-fikadu-tsebaot-gosaye.htm.