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Ethiopia was represented by 60 athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Interestingly, 58 of them participated in athletics events, mainly the country's specialty of long distance running. Two athletes competed in boxing.

The country competed in 10 Summer Olympics prior to 2004 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, and 2000). The 2000 Summer Olympics were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Ethiopia	2	3	2	7

Gold:

• Athletics - Men's 10,000 m Kenenisa Bekele
• Athletics - Women's 5000 m Meseret Defar

Silver:

• Athletics - Men's 10,000 m Sileshi Sihine
• Athletics - Women's 10,000 m Ejegayehu Dibaba

Bronze:

• Athletics - Women's 5000 m Tirunesh Dibaba
• Athletics - Women's 10,000 m Derartu Tulu

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 metres:

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

Men's 1500 metres:

• Mulugeta Wendimu - 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 - Final, 13:14.59 (silver medal)
• Gebre Egziabher Gebremariam - Final, 13:15.35 (4th place)
• Dejene Berhanu - Final, 13:16.92 (5th place)

Men's 10000 metres:

• Kenenisa Bekele - Final, 27:05.10 (gold medal)
• Sileshi Sihine - Final, 27:09.39 (silver medal)
• Haile Gebrselassie - Final, 27:27.70 (5th place)

Men's marathon:

• Ambesse Tolosa - 2:15:39 (15th place)
• Tereje Wodajo - 2:21:53 (46th place)
• Hailu Negussie - DNF

Women's 1500 metres:

• Kutre Dulecha - Semifinal, 4:07.63 (did not avance)
• Mestawat Tadesse - Round 1, 4:11.78 (did not avance)
• Meskerem Legesse - Round 1, 4:18.03 (did not avance)

Women's 5000 metres:

• Meseret Defar - Final 14:45.65 (gold medal)
• Tirunesh Dibaba - Final, 14:51.83 (bronze medal)
• Sentayehu Ejigu - Final, 15:09.55 (10th place)

Women's 10000 metres:

• Ejegayehu Dibaba - 30:24.98 (silver medal)
• Derartu Tulu - 30:26.42 (bronze medal)
• Werknesh Kidane - 30:28.30 (4th Final)

Women's Marathon

• Elfenesh Alemu - 2:28:15 (4th place)
• Asha Gigi - DNF
• Workenesh Tola - DNF

Boxing

Ethiopia sent two boxers to Athens. They combined for a record of 1-2.

Light Fly Weight (48kg)

• Endalkachew Kebede
  1. Round of 32 - Defeated Toshiyuki Igarashi of Japan, 26-21
  2. Round of 16 - Lost to Shiming Zou of China, 31-8

Bantam Weight (54kg)

• Abel Aferalign
  1. Round of 32 - Lost to Detelin Dalakliev of Bulgaria, outscored

Officials

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