Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ETH (ETI used at these Games)
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Website	www.ethiolympic.org
in Rome
Competitors	10 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Ethiopia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eight events in two sports.^[1] Abebe Bikila won the country's first ever Olympic medal by winning the men's marathon.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Abebe Bikila	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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roba Negousse	100 m	11.30	7	Did not advance
Moussa Said	400 m	48.30	5	Did not advance
	800 m	1:50.49	6	Did not advance
Mohamed Saïd	5000 m	14:41.22	18	N/A				Did not advance
	10,000 m	N/A						DNF	N/A
Abebe Bikila	Marathon	N/A						2:15:16.2
Abebe Wakgira		N/A						2:21:09.4	7

Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.

Road

Time trial

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database