Ethiopia took part in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1956 . After that, only in 1976 , in 1984 and in 1988 , Ethiopia did not participate in the Summer Olympics . Ethiopia first took part in the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006 . Ethiopia won 54 medals in total, all in athletics .
| Ethiopia at the Olympics |
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| IOC Code | Et |
| NOC | Ethiopia Olympic Committee |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics |
| 1956 β’ 1960 β’ 1964 β’ 1968 β’ 1972 β’ 1976 β’ 1980 β’ 1984 β’ 1988 β’ 1992 β’ 1996 β’ 2000 β’ 2004 β’ 2008 β’ 2012 β’ 2016 |
| Participation in the Winter Olympics |
| 2006 β’ 2010 |
Ababa Bikila wins Olympic marathon in Rome
Ethiopia's Olympic Committee was founded in 1948 .
Ethiopian long distance runners are among the strongest in sports history. The legendary Ababa Bikila became the first Ethiopian to win an Olympic award, defeating barefoot in a marathon in Rome in 1960. Haile Gebreselassie , Kenenis Bekele , Meseret Defar , Tirunesh Dibaba , Derartu Tulu and others confirmed the strength of the Ethiopian Stayer school.
In addition to athletics, Ethiopian athletes took part in boxing, cycling, skiing and swimming competitions.
