Ethiopia at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ETH
Nocname:Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:34
Sports:2
Flagbearer Close:Kenenisa Bekele
Rank:47
Gold:1
Silver:3
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Ethiopia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ethiopian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions: Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott, Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet boycott, and Seoul 1988 as part of its allegiance in solidarity with North Korea.

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Athletics1304
Total1304
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Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Male1102
Female0202
Mixed0000
Totalstyle=background:gold1style=background:silver3style=background:#c9604
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Medals by date
Datebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
2 August0101
5 August0101
10 August1001
11 August0101
Total1304

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics16 17 33
Swimming0 1 1
Total 16 18 34

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ethiopian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Track and road events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Abdisa Fayisaalign=left rowspan=31500 m3:39.67143:36.8210Did not advance
    Samuel Tefera3:37.346 QColspan=23:33.029Did not advance
    Ermias Girma3:35.211 QColspan=23:40.2712Did not advance
    Hagos Gebrhiwetalign=left rowspan=35000 m14:08.182 QRowspan=3 Colspan=413:15.325
    Biniam Mehary13:51.822 Q13:15.996
    Addisu Yihune13:52.628 Q13:22.3314
    Lamecha Girmaalign=left rowspan=33000 m steeplechase8:23.891 QRowspan=3 Colspan=4
    Getnet Wale8:18.253 Q8:12.339
    Samuel Firewu8:11.612 Q8:08.876
    Yomif Kejelchaalign=left rowspan=310000 m26:44.026
    Berihu Aregawi26:43.44
    Selemon Barega26:44.487
    Kenenisa Bekelealign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:12:2439
    Tamirat Tola2:06:26
    Deresa Geleta2:07:315
    Misgana Wakuma20 km walk1:19:316
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Worknesh Meselealign=left rowspan=3800 m1:58.07 PB1 QColspan=21:58.062 Q1:58.286
    Habitam Alemu2:02.1972:02.736Did not advance
    Tsige Duguma1:57.901 QColspan=21:57.471 Q1:57.15
    Gudaf Tsegayalign=left rowspan=31500 m3:58.841 Q3:56.414 Q4:01.2712
    Diribe Welteji3:59.731 Q3:55.101 Q3:52.75 4
    Birke Haylom4:07.1513 R4:01.471 Q4:03.1110Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=35000 m14:57.845 Q14:45.219
    Ejgayehu Taye14:57.976 Q14:32.986
    Medina Eisa15:00.822 Q14:35.437
    Gudaf Tsegayalign=left rowspan=310000 m30:45.046
    Fotyen Tesfay30:46.937
    Tsigie Gebreselama30:54.5710
    Sembo Almayewalign=left rowspan=23000 m steeplechase9:15.422 Q9:00.835
    Lomi Muleta9:10.73 5 Q9:06.078
    Tigst Assefaalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:22:58
    Alemu Megertu
    Amane Beriso2:23:575

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ethiopia sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

    Notes and References

    1. News: Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 27 December 2022.