Ethiopia made its Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and has since become one of the most prominent nations in Olympic athletics. The country has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since its debut, with the exception of the 1976 Montreal, 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games, which it boycotted along with several other African nations due to political reasons. Twenty-nine countries boycotted the 1976 Games due to the refusal of the IOC to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team had toured South Africa earlier in 1976. Ethiopia joined the 1984 Soviet-led Boycott and stated that the step was taken because the United States uses the games 'for purely political purposes against socialist and progressive states'. Along with that, the Ethiopian Olympic Committee expressed a resolute protest in connection with the British government's refusal to cancel England's rugby union tour to South Africa with their racist-ruled apartheid system.
Ethiopia's Olympic achievements are overwhelmingly concentrated in track and field events, particularly in middle- and long-distance running, where it has established itself as a global powerhouse. Ethiopian runners have consistently dominated events ranging from the 800 metres to the marathon.
Ethiopian athletes have won a total of 62 medals, all at the Summer Olympics and all in athletics. Ethiopia participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010, one of the few African and tropical countries to do so.
Ethiopia's participation in the Olympics is organized by the Ethiopian Olympic Committee, founded in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by summer sport
List of medalists MedalName Games Sport Event Athletics Men's marathon (WR) Athletics Men's marathon (WR) Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 10,000 m (WR) Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m (OR) Athletics Women's marathon Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m (OR) Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m (OR) Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m (OR) Athletics Men's 5000 m (OR) Athletics Women's 10,000 m (OR) Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Women's marathon (OR) Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Women's 1500 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m (WR) Athletics Women's 1500 m Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Women's marathon Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Women's 10,000 m Athletics Men's marathon (OR) Athletics Women's 800 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Women's marathon
Multiple medalists Sorted by number of golds won, followed by number of silver medals and bronze medals. Rank Athlete Sport Years Games SexGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Athletics 2004–2008 Summer M 3 1 0 42 Athletics 2004–2016 Summer F 3 0 3 63 Athletics 2004–2012 Summer F 2 1 0 34 Athletics 1972–1980 Summer M 2 0 1 3 Athletics 1992–2004 Summer F 2 0 1 36 Athletics 1960–1964 Summer M 2 0 0 2 Athletics 1996–2000 Summer M 2 0 0 28 Athletics 1968–1972 Summer M 1 1 1 39 Athletics 2016 Summer F 1 0 1 2 Athletics 2016–2024 Summer M 1 0 1 211 Athletics 2004–2008 Summer M 0 2 0 212 Athletics 1996–2000 Summer F 0 1 2 3
See also List of flag bearers for Ethiopia at the Olympics :Category:Olympic competitors for Ethiopia Ethiopia at the Paralympics Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
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