1980 Summer Olympics / Participants (Ethiopia)
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Ethiopia took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow with a delegation of 41 athletes (39 men and 2 women) in 26 competitions in three sports.
The athlete Miruts Yifter was Olympic champion both over 5000 meters and over 10,000 meters . The other two medals, both bronze medals, were won by the athletes Mohamed Kedir over 10,000 meters and Eshetu Tura over 3000 meters.
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Beruk Asafaw
- Light flyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Hassan Sherif
- Flyweight: eliminated in the round of 16
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Ayele Mohamed
- Bantamweight: eliminated in the round of 16
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Leoul Neeraio
- Featherweight: eliminated in the second round
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Tadesse Haile
- Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Ebrahim Saide
- Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Kebede Sahilu
- Welterweight: eliminated in the second round
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Seifu Retta
- Light middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round
athletics
- Men
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Besha Tuffa
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Asfaw Deble
- 400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Nigusse Bekele
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Abebe Zerihun
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Atre Bezabeh
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Haile Zeru
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Cash desk Balcha
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Miruts Yifter
- 5000 m: gold
- 10,000 m: gold
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Yohannes Mohamed
- 5000 m: 10th place
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Mohamed Kedir
- 5000 m: 12th place
- 10,000 m: bronze
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Tolossa Kotu
- 10,000 m: 4th place
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Dereje Nedi
- Marathon: 7th place
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Moges Alemayehu
- Marathon: 24th place
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Kebede Balcha
- Marathon: race not finished
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Eshetu Tura
- 3000 m obstacle: bronze
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Hailu Wolde-Tsadik
- 3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the semifinals
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Girma Wolde-Hana
- 3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Kumela Fituma
- 4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Dog tours
- 20 km walking: 16th place
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Tekeste Mitiku
- 20 km walking: 23rd place
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Abebe Gessese
- Long jump: 29th place
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Yadessa Kuma
- Triple jump: 21st place
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Milkessa Chalchisa
- Javelin throw: 18th place
- Women
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Fantaye Sirak
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Amsale Woldegibriel
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
Cycling
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Zeragaber Gebrehiwot
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Ever Rogora
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Tilahun Woldesenbet
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Have to Yohannes
- Road Race: Race not finished
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Haile Micael Kedir
- Team time trial: 23rd place
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Ayele Mekonnen
- Team time trial: 23rd place
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Tadesse Mekonnen
- Team time trial: 23rd place
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Tilahun Alemayehu
- Team time trial: 23rd place
Web links
- Ethiopian Olympic team from 1980 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )