Ethiopia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after a 12 year absence, having boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Twenty competitors, fourteen men and six women, took part in eleven events in two sports.[1]

Ethiopia at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ethiolympic.org
in Barcelona
Competitors20 (14 men, 6 women) in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

  • Fita Bayissa
    • Heat — 13:31.24
    • Final — 13:13.03 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Worku Bikila
    • Heat — 13:32.93
    • Final — 13:23.52 (→ 6th place)
  • Addis Abebe
    • Heat — 13:40.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Addis Abebe
    • Heat — 28:15.76
    • Final — 28:00.07 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Fita Bayisa
    • Heat — 28:23.55
    • Final — 28:27.68 (→ 9th place)

Men's Marathon

  • Tena Megere — 2:17.07 (→ 23rd place)
  • Zerehune Gitaw — 2:28.25 (→ 61st place)
  • Abebe Mekonnen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Shemisu Hasen — 1:32:39 (→ 25th place)

Women's 800 metres

  • Zewdie Hailemariam
    • Heat — 2:03.85 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 metres

  • Derartu Tulu
    • Heat — 31:55.67
    • Final — 31:06.02 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Moreda Tigist
    • Heat — 32:14.42
    • Final — 34:05.56 (→ 18th place)
  • Luchia Yeshak
    • Qualifying Heat — 34:12.16 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Addis Gezahegu — 2:58.27 (→ 30th place)

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1992.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial

References
  1. "Ethiopia at the 1992 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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