Ethiopia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Ethiopia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Ethiopia
IOC code  ETH
NOC Ethiopian Olympic Committee
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors 60 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Abel Aferalign
Medals
Rank: 28		 Gold
2		 Silver
3		 Bronze
2		 Total
7
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
2006

Ethiopia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Ethiopia was represented by sixty athletes in Greece. Interestingly, 58 of them participated in athletics events, mainly in the country's specialty of long distance running. Two athletes competed in boxing.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 800 metres:

  • Berhanu Alemu — Semifinal, 1:47.4 (did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres:

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:

  • Tewodros Shiferaw — Round 1, 8:33.15 (did not advance)
  • Luleseged Wale — Round 1, 8:50.73 (did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres:

Men's 10000 metres:

Men's marathon:

Women's 1500 metres:

  • Kutre Dulecha — Semifinal, 4:07.63 (did not advance)
  • Mestawat Tadesse — Round 1, 4:11.78 (did not advance)
  • Meskerem Legesse — Round 1, 4:18.03 (did not advance)

Women's 5000 metres:

Women's 10000 metres:

Women's marathon

[edit] Boxing

Ethiopia sent two boxers to Athens. They combined for a record of 1-2.

Light Fly Weight (48kg)

  • Endalkachew Kebede
    1. Round of 32 — Defeated Japan Toshiyuki Igarashi (JPN), 26-21
    2. Round of 16 — Lost to China Shiming Zou (CHN), 31-8

Bantam Weight (54kg)

[edit] Officials

  • President: Assefa Mamo
  • Secretary General: Dr. Mulalem Bessie
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