Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeETH
(ETI used at these Games)
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors10 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
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
 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
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 N/a Did not advance
10,000 m N/a DNF N/a
Abebe Bikila Marathon N/a 2:15:16.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Abebe Wakgira N/a 2:21:09.4 7

Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.

Road

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

References

  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.