Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Ethiopia at the
1960 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code |
ETH
(ETI used at these Games) |
NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
Website |
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in Rome | |
Competitors | 10 in 2 sports |
Medals
Ranked 21st |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview ) | |
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 |
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Gold | Abebe Bikila | Athletics | Men's marathon | 10 September |
Athletics
Main article:
Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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 | ||
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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 | ||||
Abebe Wakgira | — | 2:21:09.4 | 7 | ||||
Cycling
Main article:
Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.
Road
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Kouflu Alazar | Road race | DNF | — |
Guremu Demboba | DNF | — | |
Amousse Tessema | DNF | — | |
Megra Admassou | DNF | — |
- Time trial
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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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