Ethiopia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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Ethiopia at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
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IPC codeETH
NPCEthiopian Paralympic Committee
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Competitors2 in 2 sports
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Ethiopia was one of 28 nations to send a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968; two Ethiopian athletes competed, both of them men.[1][2] Abraham Habte and Negatu[n 1] each took part in both athletics and table tennis events.[3] The team did not win any medals at these Games and, as of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, no Ethiopian athlete has won a medal at either the Summer or Winter Paralympics.[4]

Opening ceremony[]

Ethiopia entered the stadium during the Open Ceremonies ahead of Finland.[5]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Negatu entered five athletics events; club throw C, shot put C, javelin C, the open precision javelin and 100 metres wheelchair C.[3] He failed to advance to the finals in any of the events finishing 17th in the 100 metres, 38th in the club throw with a distance of 20.46 metres, 32nd in javelin with a throw of 12.90 metres, 65th in precision javelin with a score of 65 and 22nd in the shot put with a throw of 6.01 metres.[3]

Abraham Habte competed in the men's club throw C and precision javelin events but did not make either final. He scored 56 points in the precision javelin to earn 53rd position and finished 41st in the club throw with a distance of 18.82 metres.[3]

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Habte and Negatu both entered the men's singles C classification and teamed up in the doubles C.[3] In the singles Negatu was eliminated in the first round and Habte was eliminated in the second round; the gold medal was won by Baruch Hagai for host nation Israel.[6] In the doubles the Ethiopian pair was eliminated by the eventual gold medalists, Israel's Hagai and , in the first round.[7]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (i.e. 1960 – 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes

References[]

  1. ^ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Athlete Search Results Ethiopia 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ "44th anniversary of 1968 Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  6. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Men's Singles C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Men's Doubles C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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