Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ETH
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Website	www.ethiolympic.org
in Atlanta
Competitors	18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Derartu Tulu
Medals Ranked 34th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Ethiopia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists[]

Gold[]

• Haile Gebrselassie — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
• Fatuma Roba — Athletics, Women's marathon

Bronze[]

• Gete Wami — Athletics, Women's 10000 metres

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

Men[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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