Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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Ethiopia was represented by 26 athletes in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, of whom 24 of them participated in athletics events

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

, mainly in the country's specialty of long distance running. Two athletes competed in boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

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Gold

*Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...

 — Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

, Men's 10000 metres

• Meseret Defar
  Meseret Defar
  Meseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
  
  , Women's 5000 metres

Silver

*Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...

 — Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

, Men's 5000 metres

• Sileshi Sihine
  Sileshi Sihine
  Sileshi Sihine is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.Sihine achieved a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as at the 2005 World Championships and 2007 World Championships as well as a bronze medal in 2003...
  
    — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
  
  , Men's 10000 metres
• Ejegayehu Dibaba
  Ejegayehu Dibaba
  Ejegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She is the third child of six, her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long distance athletes, and brother Dejene is marked...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
  
  , Women's 10000 metres

Bronze

*Tirunesh Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...

 — Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

, Women's 5000 metres

• Derartu Tulu
  Derartu Tulu
  Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
  
  , Women's 10000 metres

Athletics

Men's 800 metres:

• Berhanu Alemu — Semifinal, 1:47.4 (did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres:

• Mulugeta Wendimu
  Mulugeta Wendimu
  Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition...
  
   — Final, 3:38.33 (10th place)

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:

• Tewodros Shiferaw — Round 1, 8:33.15 (did not advance)
• Luleseged Wale — Round 1, 8:50.73 (did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres:

• Kenenisa Bekele
  Kenenisa Bekele
  Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
  
   — Final, 13:14.59 (silver medal)
• Gebregziabher Gebremariam — Final, 13:15.35 (4th place)
• Dejene Berhanu — Final, 13:16.92 (5th place)

Men's 10000 metres:

• Kenenisa Bekele
  Kenenisa Bekele
  Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
  
   — Final, 27:05.10 (gold medal)
• Sileshi Sihine
  Sileshi Sihine
  Sileshi Sihine is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.Sihine achieved a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as at the 2005 World Championships and 2007 World Championships as well as a bronze medal in 2003...
  
   — Final, 27:09.39 (silver medal)
• Haile Gebrselassie
  Haile Gebrselassie
  Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...
  
   — Final, 27:27.70 (5th place)

Men's marathon:

• Ambesse Tolosa
  Ambesse Tolosa
  Ambesse Tolosa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race.Tolosa tested positive for banned substances in February 2008 and received a two-year ban from competitive athletics...
  
   — 2:15:39 (15th place)
• Tereje Wodajo — 2:21:53 (46th place)
• Hailu Negussie
  Hailu Negussie
  Hailu Negussie was the winner of the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005. He finished with a time of 2:11:45 and became the first Ethiopian to win the Boston Marathon since Abebe Mekonnen won the race in 1989. His personal best for the marathon is 2:08:16.Negussie tried to defend his Boston title in...
  
   — DNF

Women's 1500 metres:

• Kutre Dulecha
  Kutre Dulecha
  Kutre Dulecha is a middle distance runner from Ethiopia. She mainly competes in 1500 metres, where she set a world junior record in 1997. She became world indoor champion in 2004, Ethiopia's first ever women's 1500 m medalist at the championships...
  
   — Semifinal, 4:07.63 (did not advance)
• Mestawat Tadesse
  Mestawat Tadesse
  Mestawat Tadesse is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.Tadesse finished fifth at the 2006 African Championships and tenth at the 2006 World Athletics Final.-Personal bests:...
  
   — Round 1, 4:11.78 (did not advance)
• Meskerem Legesse — Round 1, 4:18.03 (did not advance)

Women's 5000 metres:

• Meseret Defar
  Meseret Defar
  Meseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres...
  
   — Final 14:45.65 (gold medal)
• Tirunesh Dibaba
  Tirunesh Dibaba
  Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...
  
   — Final, 14:51.83 (bronze medal)
• Sentayehu Ejigu
  Sentayehu Ejigu
  Sentayehu Ejigu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres...
  
   — Final, 15:09.55 (10th place)

Women's 10000 metres:

• Ejegayehu Dibaba
  Ejegayehu Dibaba
  Ejegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She is the third child of six, her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long distance athletes, and brother Dejene is marked...
  
   — 30:24.98 (silver medal)
• Derartu Tulu
  Derartu Tulu
  Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...
  
   — 30:26.42 (bronze medal)
• Werknesh Kidane
  Werknesh Kidane
  Werknesh Kidane , is an Ethiopian long distance running athlete who competes in both 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has won numerous medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004...
  
   — 30:28.30 (4th Final)

Women's marathon

• Elfenesh Alemu
  Elfenesh Alemu
  Elfenesh Alemu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race. She represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004...
  
   — 2:28:15 (4th place)
• Asha Gigi
  Asha Gigi
  Asha Gigi Roba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. Her personal best of 2:26:05 hours was set in 2004 at the Paris Marathon, where she came second. She represented Ethiopia in the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in Athletics...
  
   — DNF
• Workenesh Tola — DNF

Boxing

Light Fly Weight (48 kg)

• Endalkachew Kebede
  1. Round of 32 — Defeated , 26-21
  2. Round of 16 — Lost to , 31-8

Bantam Weight (54 kg)

• Abel Aferalign
  Abel Aferalign
  Abel Aferalign is an Ethiopian bantamweight boxer. Competing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Aferalign lost to Bulgarian Detelin Dalakliev in the round of 32....
  
  
  1. Round of 32 — Lost to , outscored

Officials

• President: Assefa Mamo
• Secretary General: Dr. Mulalem Bessie