Ethiopia was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Ethiopian Olympic Committee.
In total, 26 athletes including 14 men and 12 women represented Ethiopia in two different sports including athletics and boxing.
Ethiopia won a total seven medals at the games including two gold, three silver and two bronze. Kenenisa Bekele was the country's most successful athlete at the games after winning gold in the men's 10,000 m and silver in the men's 5,000 m.
Competitors
In total, 26 athletes represented Ethiopia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across two different sports.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
| align=left|Athletics
| 12 || 12 || 24
|-
| align=left|Boxing
| 2 || 0 || 2
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total || 14 || 12 || 26
|}
Medalists
Ethiopia won a total of seven medals at the games including two gold, three silver and two bronze. Kenenisa Bekele was the country's most successful athlete at the games after winning gold in the men's 10,000 m and silver in the men's 5,000 m. The men's and women's marathons took place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Pangrati, Athens.
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Berhanu Alemu
|align=left|800 m
|1:46.26
|2 Q
|1:47.40
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Kenenisa Bekele
|align=left|5,000 m
|13:21.16
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|13:14.59
|
|-align=center
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|27:05.10
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Dejene Berhanu
|align=left rowspan=2|5,000 m
|13:19.42
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|13:16.92
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Gebregziabher Gebremariam
|13:21.20
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|13:15.35
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Haile Gebrselassie
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|27:27.70
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Hailu Negussie
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Tewodros Shiferaw
|align=left|3,000 m steeplechase
|8:33.15
|10
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sileshi Sihine
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|27:09.39
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Ambesse Tolosa
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|2:15:39
|15
|-align=center
|align=left|Luleseged Wale
|align=left|3,000 m steeplechase
|8:50.73
|12
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mulugeta Wendimu
|align=left|1,500 m
|3:39.96
|5 Q
|3:41.14
|4 Q
|3:38.33
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Tereje Wodajo
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|2:21:53
|46
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Elfenesh Alemu
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|2:28:15
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Meseret Defar
|align=left|5,000 m
|14:52.39
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|14:45.65
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Ejegayehu Dibaba
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|30:24.98
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Tirunesh Dibaba
|align=left|5,000 m
|15:00.66
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|14:51.83
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Kutre Dulecha
|align=left|1,500 m
|4:06.95
|5 Q
|4:07.63
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sentayehu Ejigu
|align=left|5,000 m
|15:01.31
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|15:09.55
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Asha Gigi
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Werknesh Kidane
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|30:28.30
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Meskerem Legesse
|align=left rowspan=2|1,500 m
|4:18.03
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mestawat Tadesse
|4:11.78
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Workenesh Tola
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Derartu Tulu
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|30:26.42
|
|}
Boxing
In total, two Ethiopian athletes participated in the boxing events – Abel Aferalign in the bantamweight category and Endalkachew Kebede in the light flyweight category.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Endalkachew Kebede
|align=left|Light flyweight
|<br/>W 26–21
|<br/>L 8–31
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Abel Aferalign
|align=left|Bantamweight
|<br/>L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
References
External links
- Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
- Ethiopian Olympic Committee