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

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