Ethiopia at the Paralympics

Ethiopia at the Paralympics
IPC code	ETH
NPC	Ethiopian Paralympic Committee
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984–2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Ethiopia’s participation in the Paralympic Games has been sporadic. The country made its Paralympic début at the 1968 Summer Games in Tel Aviv, sending two competitors who both competed in both athletics and table tennis. Ethiopia was then absent from the Games for almost a decade, returning in 1976 with a one-man delegation Abraham Habte, who entered athletics, lawn bowls and table tennis. In 1980, Habte was again Ethiopia's only representative, this time competing only in lawn bowls. Ethiopia then entered a prolonged period of absence, before sending a single runner () to the 2004 Games. In 2008, the country entered a two-man delegation in athletics.^[1] In 2012, Wondiye Fikre Indelbu became the first Ethiopian to win a medal in the Paralympic Games, winning a silver in the men's 1500 meters - T46 event in athletics.

On 28 August 2021, Tigist Mengistu won Ethiopia's first ever gold medal at the Paralympics when she won the women's 1500m T13 final.^[2][3]

Ethiopia has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.^[4]

Historical Medal Table[]

Medals by Summer Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Tel Aviv 1968 2 0 0 0 0 - Heidelberg 1972 did not participe Toronto 1976 1 0 0 0 0 - Arnhem 1980 1 0 0 0 0 - New York 1984 - Stoke Mandeville 1984 did not participe Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 1 0 0 0 0 - Beijing 2008 2 0 0 0 0 29 London 2012 4 0 1 0 1 67 Rio de Janeiro 2016 5 0 1 0 1 69 Tokyo 2020 1 1 0 0 1 TBD Paris 2024 Future Event Los Angeles 2028 Brisbane 2032 Total 0 2 0 2

Medals by Winter Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Beijing 2022 Future Event Milan/Cortina 2026 Total 0 0 0 0 −

Medals[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Wondiye Fikre Indelbu	Athletics	Men's 1500m T46	4 September 2012
Silver	Tamiru Demisse	Athletics	Men’s 1500 m T12-13	11 September 2016
Gold	Tigist Mengistu	Athletics	Women’s 1500 m T13	28 August 2021

See also[]

• Ethiopia at the Olympics

References[]

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