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Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics






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Ethiopia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeETH
(ETI used at these Games)
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ethiolympic.org
inRome
Competitors10 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
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  • Ethiopia competed at the 1960 Summer OlympicsinRome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eight events in two sports.[1] Abebe Bikila won the country's first ever Olympic medal by winning the men's marathon.[2]

    Medalists[edit]

    Medal Name Sport Event Date
     Gold Abebe Bikila Athletics Men's marathon 10 September

    Athletics[edit]

    Five male athletes represented Ethiopia in 1960:

    Key
    Men
    Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    Roba Negousse 100 m 11.30 7 Did not advance
    Moussa Said 400 m 48.30 5 Did not advance
    800 m 1:50.49 6 Did not advance
    Mohamed Saïd 5000 m 14:41.22 18 Did not advance
    10,000 m DNF
    Abebe Bikila Marathon 2:15:16.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
    Abebe Wakgira 2:21:09.4 7

    Cycling[edit]

    Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.

    Road[edit]

    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Kouflu Alazar Road race DNF
    Guremu Demboba DNF
    Amousse Tessema DNF
    Megra Admassou DNF
    Time trial
    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Guremu Demboba
    Kouflu Alazar
    Amousse Tessema
    Negousse Mengistou
    Time trial 2:38:34.08 28

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Ethiopia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  • ^ "Remembering Bikila's 1960 Olympic marathon victory on its 60th anniversary". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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