Ethiopia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. This was a special moment because Ethiopia came back to the Olympics after missing the last two games. They had not been able to join the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States or the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Twenty athletes from Ethiopia took part. There were fourteen men and six women, and they joined in eleven different events across two sports. It was exciting to see Ethiopia return and take part in the Olympic Games again.

Medalists

Ethiopia participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. This was their first time competing in the Olympics after a break of twelve years, as they did not take part in the games in 1984 or 1988. Twenty athletes from Ethiopia, fourteen men and six women, competed in eleven different events across two sports.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Derartu Tulu	Athletics	Women's 10,000 metres	7 August
Bronze	Addis Abebe	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres	3 August
Bronze	Fita Bayissa	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres	8 August

Competitors

Ethiopia had twenty athletes compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. This included fourteen men and six women who participated in eleven events across two sports.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia had many athletes compete in running events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The men and women both took part in track and road races.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Metiku Megersa	1500 metres	3:41.54	28	—N/a	Did not advance
Hailu Zewde		3:47.79	35	—N/a	Did not advance
Addis Abebe	5000 metres	13:40.76	21	—N/a	Did not advance
Fita Bayisa		13:31.24	7 Q	—N/a	13:13.03
Worku Bikila		13:32.93	10 Q	—N/a	13:23.52	6
Addis Abebe	10,000 metres	28:15.76	4 Q	—N/a	28:00.07
Fita Bayesa		28:23.55	10 Q	—N/a	28:27.68	9
Zerehune Gizaw	Marathon	—N/a	2:28:25	61
Abebe Mekonnen		—N/a	DNF
Tena Negere		—N/a	2:17:07	23
Shemisu Hassan	20 kilometres walk	—N/a	1:32:39	25

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zewde Hailemariam	800 metres	2:11.60	30	—N/a	Did not advance
Getenesh Urge	1500 metres	4:18.09	28	—N/a	Did not advance
Tigist Moreda	10,000 metres	32:14.42	10 Q	—N/a	34:05.56	18
Derartu Tulu		31:55.67	1 Q	—N/a	31:06.02
Luchia Yishak		34:12.16	37	—N/a	Did not advance
Addis Gezahegn	Marathon	—N/a	2:58:57	30

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists from Ethiopia joined in the 1992 Olympic Games.

Road

Men