The Ethiopian National Athletics Team comprises of more than 250 athletes selected across all disciplines of athletics from 100m sprints to the Marathon. The EAF provides necessary training equipment and a small stipend (calorie money) to these athletes.
List of national team athletes:
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International Medallists
Below is a list of Ethiopian medalists in major championships and the Olympic Games.
Olympic Games
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Gold: |
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| Abebe Bikila |
Marathon- Rome’60 and Marathon- Tokyo’64 |
| Mamo Wolde |
Marathon- Mexico City’ 68 |
| Miruts Yifter |
5000m and 10000m- Moscow’80 |
| Derartu Tulu |
10000m- Barcelona’92 and 10000m- Sydney’2000 |
| Fatuma Roba |
Marathon- Atlanta’96 |
| Haile Gebrselassie |
10000m- Atlanta’92 and 10000m- Sydney’2000 |
| Million Wolde |
5000m- Sydney’2000 |
| Gezhagne Abera |
Marathon- Sydney’2000 |
| Kenenisa Bekele |
10000m- Athens’2004 |
| Meseret Defar |
5000m- Athens’2004 |
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Silver: |
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| Mamo Wolde |
10000m- Mexico City’1968 |
| Gete Wami |
10000m- Sydney’2000 |
| Sileshi Sihine |
10000m- Athens’2004 |
| Ejegayehou Dibaba |
10000m- Athens’2004 |
| Kenenisa Bekele |
5000m- Athens’2004 |
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Bronze: |
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| Miruts Yifter |
10000m- Munich’72 |
| Mamo Wolde |
Marathon- Munich’1972 |
| Eshetu Tura |
3000m Steeplechase- Moscow’80 |
| Addis Abebe |
10000m- Barcelona’92 |
| Fita Bayissa |
5000m- Barcelona’92 |
| Gete Wami |
10000m- Atlanta’96 |
| Gete Wami |
5000m- Sydney’2000 |
| Tesfaye Tola |
Marathon- Sydney’2000 |
| Assefa Mezgebu |
10000m- Sydney’2000 |
| Derartu Tulu |
10000m- Athens’2004 |
| Tirunesh Dibaba |
5000m- Athens’2004 |
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IAAF World Championships
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Gold: |
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| Haile Gebrselassie |
10000m- Stuttgart’93, Gothenburg’95, Sevilla’97, Athens’99 |
| Gete Wami |
10000m- Athens’99 |
| Derartu Tulu |
10000m- Edmonton 2001 |
| Gezhagne Abera |
Marathon- Edmonton 2001 |
| Tirunesh Dibaba |
5000m- Paris 2003, Helsinki 2005; 10000m- Helsinki 2005 |
| Berhane Adere |
10000m- Paris 2003 |
| Kenenisa Bekele |
10000m- Paris 2003; Helsinki 2005 |
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Silver: |
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| Wedajo Bulti |
Marathon- Helsinki’83 |
| Fita Bayissa |
5000m- Tokyo’91 |
| Haile Gebrselassie |
5000m- Stuttgart’93; 10000m- Paris 2003 |
| Derartu Tulu |
10000m- Gothenburg’95 |
| Berhane Adere |
10000m- Edmonton 2001, Helsinki 2005 |
| Werknesh Kidane |
10000m- Paris 2003 |
| Sileshi Sihine |
5000m and 10000m- Helsinki 2005 |
| Meseret Defar |
5000m- Helsinki 2005 |
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Bronze: |
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| Haile Gebrselassie |
10000m- Edmonton’2001 |
| Kutre Dulecha |
1500m- Athens 1999 |
| Ayelech Worku |
5000m- Edmonton 2001 |
| Million Wolde |
5000m- Edmonton 2001 |
| Sileshi Sihine |
10000m- Paris 2003 |
| Ejegayehou Dibaba |
5000m and 10000m- Helsinki 2005 |
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Squad Lists
Ethiopia received the appreciation of the IAAF in 2001 for competing in all IAAF World Series Events in that year. The EAF usually sends its squad to regional, continental, and international competitions.
