Ethiopia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eight events in two sports. Abebe Bikila won the country's first ever Olympic medal by winning the men's marathon.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's marathon 10 September
Athletics Five male athletes represented Ethiopia in 1960:
Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRoba Negousse100 m11.307Did not advanceMoussa Said400 m48.305Did not advance800 m1:50.496Did not advanceMohamed Saïd5000 m14:41.2218colspan=4 Did not advance10,000 mcolspan=6 Abebe BikilaMarathoncolspan=6 2:15:16.2Abebe Wakgiracolspan=6 2:21:09.47
Cycling
Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankKouflu AlazarRoad raceGuremu DembobaAmousse TessemaMegra Admassou
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankGuremu DembobaKouflu AlazarAmousse TessemaNegousse MengistouTime trial2:38:34.0828
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database