| Noc: | ETH |
| Nocname: | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer Close: | Selemon Barega |
| Rank: | 56 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Ethiopia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The country's participation in Tokyo marked its fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having missed three occasions due to joining the African (1976), Soviet (1984), and North Korean (1988) boycotts. Ethiopia left Tokyo with a total of four medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), a decrease from its previous overall tally at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and its lowest medal count since 1996.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Men's 10000 m | ||||
| Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | ||||
| Athletics | Women's 5000 m | ||||
| Athletics | Women's 10000 m |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 16 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 20 | 38 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ethiopian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Melese Nberet | 800 m | 1:47.80 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Samuel Abate | 1500 m | 3:41.63 | 5 Q | 3:37.66 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Teddese Lemi | 3:36.26 | 2 Q | 3:34.81 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Samuel Tefera | 3:37.98 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nibret Melak | align=left rowspan=3 | 5000 m | 13:45.81 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Milkesa Mengesha | 13:31.13 | 6 Q | 13:08.50 | 10 | |||
| Getnet Wale | 13:41.13 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Berihu Aregawi | 10000 m | 27:46.16 | 4 | ||||
| Selemon Barega | 27:43.22 | ||||||
| Yomif Kejelcha | 27:52.03 | 8 | |||||
| Lamecha Girma | align=left rowspan="3" | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:09.83 | 1 Q | 8:10.38 | ||
| Bikila Tadese Takele | 8:24.69 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Getnet Wale | 8:12.55 | 2 Q | 8:14.97 | 4 | |||
| Lelisa Desisa | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | |||||
| Shura Kitata | |||||||
| Sisay Lemma | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Habitam Alemu | align=left rowspan=2 | 800 m | 2:01.20 | 2 Q | 1:58.40 | 2 Q | 1:57.56 | 6 |
| Netsanet Desta | 2:01.98 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Freweyni Hailu | align=left rowspan=3 | 1500 m | 4:04.12 | 5 Q | 3:57.54 | 2 Q | 3:57.60 | 4 |
| Lemlem Hailu | 4:05.49 | 5 Q | 4:03.76 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Diribe Welteji | 4:10.25 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ejgayehu Taye | align=left rowspan=3 | 5000 m | 14:48.52 | 4 Q | 14:41.24 | 5 | ||
| Senbere Teferi | 14:48.31 | 3 Q | 14:45.11 | 6 | ||||
| Gudaf Tsegay | 14:55.74 | 1 Q | 14:38.87 | |||||
| Tsigie Gebreselama | 10000 m | |||||||
| Tsehay Gemechu | ||||||||
| Letesenbet Gidey | 30:01.72 | |||||||
| Mekides Abebe | align=left rowspan=3 | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:23.95 | 3 Q | 9:06.16 | 4 | ||
| Lomi Muleta | 9:45.81 | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Zerfe Wondemagegn | 9:20.01 | 4 q | 9:16.41 | 8 | ||||
| Roza Dereje | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | 2:28:38 | 4 | ||||
| Birhane Dibaba | ||||||||
| Zeineba Yimer | ||||||||
| Yehualeye Beletew | 20 km walk | |||||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Ethiopia entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by securing an outright berth, as the highest-ranked cyclist, not yet qualified, at the 2019 African Championships in Addis Ababa.[4]
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ethiopia received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ethiopia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time. Solomon Demse secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.[6]