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Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Ethiopia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Fita Bayisa[1]
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ethiopia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Fatuma Roba Athletics Women's marathon 28 July
 Gold Haile Gebrselassie Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 29 July
 Bronze Gete Wami Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 2 August

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 8 16
Boxing 2 2
Total 10 8 18

Results by event

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Athletics

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Men

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Track and road events
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 N/A 13:30.88 7 q 13:18.30 10
Assefa Mezegebu 5000 metres 13:54.89 17 Q N/A 14:05.48 21 Did not advance
Abraham Assefa 10000 metres 28:32.24 22 N/A Did not advance
Worku Bikila 10000 metres 27:50.57 1 Q N/A 28:59.15 17
Haile Gebrselassie 10000 metres 28:14.20 11 Q N/A 27:07.34 OR
Belayneh Dinsamo Marathon N/A Did not finish
Abebe Mekonnen Marathon N/A 2:29:45 81
Tumo Turbo Marathon N/A Did not finish

Women

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Track and road events
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 N/A Did not advance
1500 metres 4:07.69 7 q N/A 4:09.03 13 Did not advance
Merima Denboba 5000 metres 15:48.35 25 N/A Did not advance
Ayelech Worku 5000 metres 15:21.59 7 Q N/A 15:28.81 12
Luchia Yishak 5000 metres 16:04.29 40 N/A Did not advance
Berhane Adere 10000 metres 32:21.09 12 Q N/A 32:57.35 18
Derartu Tulu 10000 metres 31:35.90 1 Q N/A 31:10.46 4
Gete Wami 10000 metres 32:20.92 11 Q N/A 31:06.65
Fatuma Roba Marathon N/A 2:26:05

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tebebu Behonegn Flyweight  Reyes (COL)
L 16-2
Did not advance
Yared Woldemichael Light-Middleweight  Sinette (TRI)
W 11-10
 Tulaganov (UZB)
L 13-9
Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Ethiopia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sources

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