Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Ethiopia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Ethiopia
IOC code  ETH
NOC Ethiopian Olympic Committee
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • Bashay Feleke — 2:53:37 (→ 29th place)
  • Gebre Birkay — 2:58:49 (→ 29th place)

[edit] Cycling

Men's Team Time Trial

  • Guremu Demboba
    Mesfen Tesfaye
    Zehaye Bahta — 99 points (→ 9th place)

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Guremu Demboba — 5:26:58 (→ 25th place)
  • Mesfen Tesfaye — 5:34:25 (→ 36th place)
  • Zehaye Bahta — 5:34:37 (→ 38th place)
  • Negousse Mengistu — did not finish (→ no ranking)

[edit] References


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