2000 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ethiopia)

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Ethiopia took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with a delegation of 26 athletes (15 men and 11 women) in eleven boxing and athletics competitions. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the long-distance runner Derartu Tulu .

Medalist

All medals were won in athletics .

gold

Surname	competition
Million wolde	Men, 5000 meters
Haile Gebrselassie	Men, 10,000 meters
Denied Abera	Men, marathon
Derartu Tulu	Women, 10,000 meters

silver

Surname	competition
Gete Wami	Women, 10,000 meters

bronze

Surname	competition
Assefa Mezgebu	Men, 10,000 meters
Tesfaye Tola	Men, marathon
Gete Wami	Women, 5000 meters

Participants by sport

Boxing

Men

• Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes

  Featherweight: 1st round

• Adisu Tebebu

  Lightweight: 1st round

athletics

Men Denied Abera Marathon: gold Simretu Alemayehu Marathon: 22nd place Berhanu Alemu 1500 meters: semi-finals Dagne Alemu 5000 meters: 6th place Fita Bayissa 5000 meters: 4th place Girma Maru Daba 3000 meter obstacle: prelims Haile Gebrselassie 10,000 meters: gold Hailu Mekonnen 1500 meters: semi-finals Assefa Mezgebu 10,000 meters: bronze Tesfaye Tola Marathon: bronze Girma Tolla 10,000 meters: 11th place Million wolde 5000 meters: gold Daniel Zegeye 1500 meters: 6th place

Women Berhane Adere 10,000 meters: 12th place Elfenesh Alemu Marathon: 6th place Kutre Dulecha 1500 meters: 4th place Gadissie Edato Marathon: 36th place Werknesh Kidane 5000 meters: 7th place Abebech Negussie 1500 meters: heats Fatuma Roba Marathon: 9th place Hareg Sidelil 1500 meters: heats Derartu Tulu 10,000 meters: gold Gete Wami 5000 meters: bronze 10,000 meters: silver Ayelech Worku 5000 meters: 4th place

Web links

• Ethiopian Olympic team from 2000 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )