en Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Ethiopia at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ETH; (ETI used at these Games)
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors	10 in 2 sports
Medals; Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Ethiopia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 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

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

Athletics

Five male athletes represented Ethiopia in 1960:

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Moussa Said	800 m	1:50.49	6	Did not advance
Mohamed Saïd	5000 m	14:41.22	18	—				Did not advance
Mohamed Saïd	10,000 m	—						DNF	—
Abebe Bikila	Marathon	—						2:15:16.2
Abebe Wakgira	Marathon	—						2:21:09.4	7

Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.

Road

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

^ "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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[sports-reference-1] "Ethiopia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[2] "Remembering Bikila's 1960 Olympic marathon victory on its 60th anniversary". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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