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Ethiopian Athletes in Athletics*

   Facts about Olympic Athletics
Event Athletes
 Athletics 1983
Marathon M ETH Kebede Balcha
 Athletics 1991
5000 m M ETH Fita Bayisa
 Athletics 1993
5000 m M ETH Haile Gebrselassie
Fita Bayisa
10000 m M ETH Haile Gebrselassie
 Athletics 1995
10000 m W ETH Derartu Tulu
10000 m M ETH Haile Gebrselassie
 Athletics 1997
10000 m M ETH Haile Gebrselassie
 Athletics 1999
1500 m W ETH Kutre Dulecha
5000 m W ETH Ayelech Worku
10000 m W ETH Gete Wami
10000 m M ETH Haile Gebrselassie
Assefa Mezgebu
 Athletics 2001
5000 m W ETH Ayelech Worku
10000 m W ETH Birhane Adere
Gete Wami
Derartu Tulu
5000 m M ETH Millon Wolde
10000 m M ETH Assefa Mezgebu
Haile Gebrselassie
Marathon M ETH Gezahgne Abera
 Athletics 2003
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Luleseged Wale
Tewodros Shiferaw
1500 m W ETH Kutre Dulecha
Meskerem Assefa
5000 m W ETH Birhane Adere
Tirunesh Dibaba
Meseret Defar
10000 m W ETH Birhane Adere
Derartu Tulu
Worknesh Kidane
Ejegayehu Dibaba
Marathon W ETH Meseret Kotu
Shitaye Gemechu
Elfenesh Alemu
Asha Gigi
Workenesh Tola
800 m M ETH Berhanu Alemu
5000 m M ETH Abiyote Abate
Kenenisa Bekele
Gebregziabher Gebremariam
10000 m M ETH Sileshi Sihine
Haile Gebrselassie
Kenenisa Bekele
Marathon M ETH Teferi Wodajo
Moges Taye
Ambesse Tolosa
Gezahegne Abera
Dawit Tefera
Ashebir Demissie
 Athletics 2005
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Tewodros Shiferaw
1500 m W ETH Gelete Burka
Mestawat Tadesse
5000 m W ETH Ejegayehu Dibaba
Tirunesh Dibaba
Meselech Melkamu
Meseret Defar
10000 m W ETH Ejegayehu Dibaba
Birhane Adere
Worknesh Kidane
Tirunesh Dibaba
Marathon W ETH Asha Gigi
Mulu Seboka
Shitaye Gemechu
Derartu Tulu
Dire Tune
800 m M ETH Berhanu Alemu
1500 m M ETH Markos Geneti
Mulugeta Wendimu
5000 m M ETH Dejene Birhanu
Sileshi Sihine
Tariku Bekele
10000 m M ETH Sileshi Sihine
Abebe Dinkesa
Kenenisa Bekele
Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Marathon M ETH Ambesse Tolossa
Gashaw Melese
Hailu Negussie
Dejene Guta
Gudisa Shentama
 Athletics 2007
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Roba Gary
Nahom Mesfin
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Mekdes Bekele
Zemzem Ahmed
Netsanet Achamo
1500 m W ETH Mestawat Tadesse
5000 m W ETH Gelete Burka
Meseret Defar
Tirunesh Dibaba
Meselech Melkamu
10000 m W ETH Ejegayehu Dibaba
Aheza Kiros
Mestawet Tufa
Tirunesh Dibaba
Marathon W ETH Zekiros Adanech
Dire Tune Arissi
Shitaye Gemechu
Robe Tola
Magarsa Assale Tafa
1500 m M ETH Mekonnen Gebremehdin
Deresse Mekonnen
5000 m M ETH Abraham Cherkos
Tariku Bekele
Bekana Daba
10000 m M ETH Kenenisa Bekele
Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Tadese Tola
Sileshi Sihine
Marathon M ETH Gashaw Asfaw
Gudisa Shentema
Tesfaye Tola
Ambesse Tolosa
Dejene Birhanu
 Athletics 2009
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Legese Lamiso
Yacob Jarso
Roba Gary
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Korahubsh Itaa
Zemzem Ahmed
Sofia Assefa
1500 m W ETH Gelete Burka
Meskerem Assefa
Kalkidan Gezahegne
5000 m W ETH Sentayehu Ejigu
Meselech Melkamu
Meseret Defar
Genzebe Dibaba
10000 m W ETH Meselech Melkamu
Meseret Defar
Wude Ayalew
Marathon W ETH Robe Guta
Dire Tune
Aselefech Mergia
Bezunesh Bekele
Atsede Baysa
1500 m M ETH Mekonnen Gebremedhin
Henok Legesse
Deresse Mekonnen
5000 m M ETH Kenenisa Bekele
Bekana Daba
Ali Abdosh
Kidane Tadesse
10000 m M ETH Kenenisa Bekele
Imane Merga
Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Abebe Dinkesa
Marathon M ETH Dejene Yirdaw
Deriba Merga
Deressa Chimsa
Tsegay Kebede
Yemane Tsegay
 Athletics 2011
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Roba Gari
Nahom Mesfin
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Birtukan Fente
Birtukan Adamu
Sofia Assefa
400 m W ETH Fantu Magiso
800 m W ETH Fantu Magiso
1500 m W ETH Gelete Burka
Meskerem Assefa
Kalkidan Gezahegne
5000 m W ETH Genzebe Dibaba
Sentayehu Ejigu
Meseret Defar
10000 m W ETH Meseret Defar
Meselech Melkamu
Tigist Kiros
Marathon W ETH Aselefech Mergia
Atsede Baysa
Dire Tune
Aberu Kebede
Bezunesh Bekele
800 m M ETH Mohammed Aman
1500 m M ETH Zebene Alemayehu
Deresse Mekonnen
Mekonnen Gebremedhin
5000 m M ETH Dejen Gebremeskel
Kenenisa Bekele
Abera Kuma
Imane Merga
10000 m M ETH Kenenisa Bekele
Sileshi Sihine
Imane Merga
Ibrahim Jeilan
Marathon M ETH Bazu Worku
Chala Dechase
Eshetu Wendimu
Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Feyisa Lilesa
 Athletics 2013
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Habtamu Fayisa
Roba Gari
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Sofia Assefa
Hiwot Ayalew
Etenesh Diro
800 m W ETH Fantu Magiso
1500 m W ETH Gelete Burka
Senbere Teferi
Genzebe Dibaba
Abeba Aregawi
5000 m W ETH Almaz Ayana
Meseret Defar
Buze Diriba
10000 m W ETH Ababel Yeshaneh
Tirunesh Dibaba
Belaynesh Oljira
Marathon W ETH Aberu Kebede
Meseret Hailu
Tiki Gelana
Meselech Melkamu
Feyse Tadese
800 m M ETH Mohammed Aman
1500 m M ETH Zebene Alemayehu
Mekonnen Gebremedhin
Aman Wote
5000 m M ETH Muktar Edris
Hagos Gebrhiwet
Yenew Alamirew
10000 m M ETH Dejen Gebremeskel
Abera Kuma
Ibrahim Jeilan
Imane Merga
Marathon M ETH Feyisa Lilesa
Tsegay Kebede
Lelisa Desisa
Tadese Tola
Yemane Tsegay
 Athletics 2015
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Hailemariyam Amare
Tafese Seboka
Tolosa Nurgi
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Birtukan Fente
Hiwot Ayalew
Sofia Assefa
Etenesh Diro
800 m W ETH Habitam Alemu
1500 m W ETH Dawit Seyaum
Besu Sado
Genzebe Dibaba
Abeba Aregawi
5000 m W ETH Almaz Ayana
Senbere Teferi
Genzebe Dibaba
10000 m W ETH Gelete Burka
Alemitu Heroye
Belaynesh Oljira
Marathon W ETH Mare Dibaba
Tirfi Tsegaye
Tigist Tufa
800 m M ETH Mohammed Aman
Jena Umar
1500 m M ETH Mekonnen Gebremedhin
Dawit Wolde
Aman Wote
5000 m M ETH Yomif Kejelcha
Imane Merga
Hagos Gebrhiwet
10000 m M ETH Muktar Edris
Imane Merga
Mosinet Geremew
Marathon M ETH Lelisa Desisa
Berhanu Lemi
Yemane Tsegay
 Athletics 2017
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Getnet Wale
Tesfaye Deriba
Tafese Seboka
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Etenesh Diro
Sofia Assefa
Fente Birtukan
20 km walk W ETH Yehualeye Beletew
800 m W ETH Mahlet Mulugeta
Habitam Alemu
Kore Tola
1500 m W ETH Fantu Worku
Gudaf Tsegay
Besu Sado
Genzebe Dibaba
5000 m W ETH Almaz Ayana
Senbere Teferi
Letesenbet Gidey
10000 m W ETH Dera Dida
Almaz Ayana
Tirunesh Dibaba
Marathon W ETH Shure Demise
Aselefech Mergia
Mare Dibaba
Berhane Dibaba
800 m M ETH Mohammed Aman
1500 m M ETH Samuel Tefera
Taresa Tolosa
5000 m M ETH Muktar Edris
Yomif Kejelcha
Selemon Barega
10000 m M ETH Jemal Yimer
Abadi Hadis
Andamlak Belihu
Marathon M ETH Tsegaye Mekonnen
Tamirat Tola
Yemane Tsegay
 Athletics 2019
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Chala Beyo
Lamecha Girma
Takele Nigate
Getnet Wale
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Zerfe Wondemagegn
Lomi Muleta
Mekides Abebe
20 km walk W ETH Yehualeye Beletew
800 m W ETH Diribe Welteji
1500 m W ETH Gudaf Tsegay
Axumawit Embaye
Lemlem Hailu
5000 m W ETH Hawi Feysa
Tsehay Gemechu
Fantu Worku
10000 m W ETH Letesenbet Gidey
Senbere Teferi
Netsanet Gudeta
Marathon W ETH Roza Dereje
Shure Demise
Ruti Aga
1500 m M ETH Samuel Tefera
Teddese Lemi
Samue Ltefera
5000 m M ETH Telahun Haile Bekele
Muktar Edris
Selemon Barega
Abadi Hadis
10000 m M ETH Yomif Kejelcha
Hagos Gebrhiwet
Andamlak Belihu
Marathon M ETH Mule Wasihun
Mosinet Geremew
Lelisa Desisa
 Athletics 2022
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Lamecha Girma
Hailemariyam Amare
Getnet Wale
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Werkuha Getachew
Mekides Abebe
Sembo Almayew
800 m W ETH Habitam Alemu
Freweyni Hailu
Diribe Weltejl
1500 m W ETH Freweyni Hailu
Gudaf Tsegay
Hirut Meshesha
5000 m W ETH Dawit Seyaum
Gudaf Tsegay
Letesenbet Gidey
10000 m W ETH Bosena Mulatie
Letesenbet Gidey
Ejgayehu Taye
Marathon W ETH Gotytom Gebreslase
Ashete Bekere
Ababel Yeshaneh
800 m M ETH Tolesa Bodena
Ermias Girma
1500 m M ETH Teddese Lemi
Samuel Zeleke
Samuel Tefera
5000 m M ETH Selemon Barega
Muktar Edris
Yomif Kejelcha
Telahun Haile Bekele
10000 m M ETH Berihu Aregawi
Tadese Worku
Selemon Barega
Marathon M ETH Lelisa Desisa
Tamirat Tola
Seifu Tura
Mosinet Geremew
 Athletics 2023
5000 m M ETH Berihu Aregawi
Hagos Gebrhiwet
Yomif Kejelcha
10000 m M ETH Berihu Aregawi
Selemon Barega
Yismaw Dillu
3000 m steeplechase W ETH Zerfe Wondemagegn
Sembo Almayew
Lomi Muleta
5000 m W ETH Gudaf Tsegay
Medina Eisa
Ejgayehu Taye
Freweyni Hailu
10000 m W ETH Letesenbet Gidey
Ejgayehu Taye
Gudaf Tsegay
Lemlem Hailu
1500 m W ETH Birke Haylom
Hirut Meshesha
Diribe Welteji
Marathon M ETH Leul Gebresilase
Tamirat Tola
Tsegaye Getachew
Milkesa Mengesha
800 m W ETH Tigist Girma
Worknesh Mesele
Habitam Alemu
1500 m M ETH Adisu Girma
Teddese Lemi
Samuel Zeleke
Marathon W ETH Gotytom Gebreslase
Amane Beriso Shankule
Tsehay Gemechu
Yalemzerf Yehualaw
3000 m steeplechase M ETH Getnet Wale
Abrham Sime
Lamecha Girma
* The list above only shows a selection of Ethiopian athletics athletes - All possible medalists are included in the list.

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