Ethiopia_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in ten events in two sports.[1]
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Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ETH |
NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 12 in 2 sports |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m
- Abebe Hailou —
- Heat — 11.54 (→ did not advance)
- Beyene Legesse —
- Heat — 11.94 (→ did not advance)
- Roba Negousse —
- Heat — 12.07 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m
- Abebe Hailou —
- Heat — 23.25 (→ did not advance)
- Beyene Legesse —
- Heat — 23.63 (→ did not advance)
- Roba Negousse —
- Heat — 23.89 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m
- Ajanew Bayene —
- Heat — 51.53 (→ did not advance)
- Abebe Hailou —
- Heat — 49.18 (→ did not advance)
- Beyene Legesse —
- Heat — 50.83 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800m
- Ajanew Bayene —
- Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
- Mamo Wolde
- Heat — 1:58.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500m
- Mamo Wolde —
- Heat — 3:51.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 x 100 Relay
- Bekele Haile
- Abebe Hailou
- Beyene Legesse
- Roba Negousse
- Heat — 44.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 x 400 Relay
- Ajanew Bayene
- Abebe Hailou
- Beyene Legesse
- Mamo Wolde
- Heat — 3:29.93 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Bashay Feleke — 2:53:37 (→ 29th place)
- Gebre Birkay — 2:58:49 (→ 32nd place)
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Guremu Demboba
Mesfen Tesfaye
Zehaye Bahta — 99 points (→ 9th place)
- Guremu Demboba — 5:26:58 (→ 25th place)
- Mesfen Tesfaye — 5:34:25 (→ 36th place)
- Zehaye Bahta — 5:34:37 (→ 38th place)
- Negousse Mengistu — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- "Ethiopia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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