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Ethiopia at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:   ETH
2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Medals Rank: 20	Gold 4	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 8
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
2006

Ethiopia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. These Games were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.

Contents 1 Medals 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.1.1 Men's competition 2.1.2 Women's competition 2.2 Boxing 3 References

Medal	Competitor	Event
Gold	Millon Wolde	Athletics, men's 5000 m
Gold	Haile Gebrselassie	Athletics, men's 10000 m
Gold	Gezahgne Abera	Athletics, men's marathon
Gold	Derartu Tulu	Athletics, women's 10000 m
Silver	Gete Wami	Athletics, women's 10000 m
Bronze	Assefa Mezgebu	Athletics, men's 10000 m
Bronze	Tesfaye Tola	Athletics, men's marathon
Bronze	Gete Wami	Athletics, women's 5000 m

Men's 1500m

• Berhanu Alemu
  1. Round 1 — 03:38.79
  2. Semifinal — 03:41.09 (did not advance)

• Hailu Mekonnen
  1. Round 1 — 03:39.09
  2. Semifinal — 03:40.92 (did not advance)

• Daniel Zegeye
  1. Round 1 — 03:40.91
  2. Semifinal — 03:38.08
  3. Final — 03:36.78 (6th place)

Men's 5000m

• Dagne Alemu
  1. Round 1 — 13:29.93
  2. Final — 13:37.17 (6th place)

• Fita Bayissa
  1. Round 1 — 13:22.92
  2. Final — 13:37.03 (4th place)

• Millon Wolde
  1. Round 1 — 13:22.75
  2. Final — 13:35.49 (Gold medal)

Men's 10000m

• Assefa Mezgebu
  1. Round 1 — 27:50.64
  2. Final — 27:19.75 (Bronze medal)

• Haile Gebrselassie
  1. Round 1 — 27:50.01
  2. Final — 27:18.20 (Gold medal)

• Girma Tolla
  1. Round 1 — 27:44.01
  2. Final — 27:49.75 (11th place)

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

• Maru Daba
  1. Round 1 — 08:35.34 (did not advance)

Men's marathon

• Gezahgne Abera
  1. Final — 2:10:11 (Gold medal)

• Tesfaye Tola
  1. Final — 2:11:10 (Bronze medal)

• Simretu Alemayehu
  1. Final — 2:17:21 (22nd place)

Women's 1500m

• Kutre Dulecha
  1. Round 1 — 04:09.88
  2. Semifinal — 04:06.78
  3. Final — 04:05.33 (4th place)

• Hareg Sidelil
  1. Round 1 — 04:14.05 (did not advance)

• Abebech Negussie
  1. Round 1 — 04:15.52 (did not advance)

Women's 5000m

• Ayelech Worku
  1. Round 1 — 15:13.26
  2. Final — 14:42.67 (4th place)

• Gete Wami
  1. Round 1 — 15:08.92
  2. Final — 14:42.23 (Bronze medal)

• Worknesh Kidane
  1. Round 1 — 15:08.62
  2. Final — 14:47.40 (7th place)

Women's 10000m

• Derartu Tulu
  1. Round 1 — 32:06.19
  2. Final — 30:17.49 (Gold medal) — Olympic record

• Berhane Adere
  1. Round 1 — 32:34.62
  2. Final — 31:40.52 (12th place)

• Gete Wami
  1. Round 1 — 32:34.63
  2. Final — 30:22.48 (Silver medal)

Women's Marathon

• Elfenesh Alemu
  1. Final — 2:26:54 (6th place)

• Fatuma Roba
  1. Final — 2:27:38 (9th place)

• Gadissie Edato
  1. Final — 2:42:29 (36th place)

Men's 57kg

• Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes
  • Round 1 — Lost to Francisco Bojado of Mexico (did not advance)

Men's 60kg

• Adisu Tebebu
  • Round 1 — Lost to Gheorghe Lungu of Romania (did not advance)

Men's 67kg

• Tsegasellase Aregawi
  • Round 1 — Lost to Vitaly Grusac of Moldova (did not advance)

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

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