Ethiopia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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bronze=3
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Ethiopia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.These Games were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.

Medalists

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's competition

Men's 1500m
* Berhanu Alemu
*# Round 1 — 03:38.79
*# Semifinal — 03:41.09 (did not advance)

* Hailu Mekonnen
*# Round 1 — 03:39.09
*# Semifinal — 03:40.92 (did not advance)

* Daniel Zegeye
*# Round 1 — 03:40.91
*# Semifinal — 03:38.08
*# Final — 03:36.78 (6th place)

Men's 5000m
* Dagne Alemu
*# Round 1 — 13:29.93
*# Final — 13:37.17 (6th place)

* Fita Bayissa
*# Round 1 — 13:22.92
*# Final — 13:37.03 (4th place)

* Millon Wolde
*# Round 1 — 13:22.75
*# Final — 13:35.49 (Gold medal)

Men's 10000m
* Assefa Mezgebu
*# Round 1 — 27:50.64
*# Final — 27:19.75 (Bronze medal)

* Haile Gebrselassie
*# Round 1 — 27:50.01
*# Final — 27:18.20 (Gold medal)

* Girma Tolla
*# Round 1 — 27:44.01
*# Final — 27:49.75 (11th place)

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
* Maru Daba
*# Round 1 — 08:35.34 (did not advance)

Men's marathon
* Gezahgne Abera
*# Final — 2:10:11 (Gold medal)

* Tesfaye Tola
*# Final — 2:11:10 (Bronze medal)

* Simretu Alemayehu
*# Final — 2:17:21 (22nd place)

Women's competition

Women's 1500m
* Kutre Dulecha
*# Round 1 — 04:09.88
*# Semifinal — 04:06.78
*# Final — 04:05.33 (4th place)

* Hareg Sidelil
*# Round 1 — 04:14.05 (did not advance)

* Abebech Negussie
*# Round 1 — 04:15.52 (did not advance)

Women's 5000m
* Ayelech Worku
*# Round 1 — 15:13.26
*# Final — 14:42.67 (4th place)

* Gete Wami
*# Round 1 — 15:08.92
*# Final — 14:42.23 (Bronze medal)

* Worknesh Kidane
*# Round 1 — 15:08.62
*# Final — 14:47.40 (7th place)

Women's 10000m
* Derartu Tulu
*# Round 1 — 32:06.19
*# Final — 30:17.49 (Gold medal) — "Olympic record"

* Berhane Adere
*# Round 1 — 32:34.62
*# Final — 31:40.52 (12th place)

* Gete Wami
*# Round 1 — 32:34.63
*# Final — 30:22.48 (Silver medal)

Women's Marathon
* Elfenesh Alemu
*# Final — 2:26:54 (6th place)

* Fatuma Roba
*# Final — 2:27:38 (9th place)

* Gadissie Edato
*# Final — 2:42:29 (36th place)

=Boxing=

Men's 57kg
*Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes
**Round 1 — Lost to Francisco Bojado of Mexico (did not advance)

Men's 60kg
*Adisu Tebebu
**Round 1 — Lost to Gheorghe Lungu of Romania (did not advance)

Men's 67kg
*Tsegasellase Aregawi
**Round 1 — Lost to Vitaly Grusac of Moldova (did not advance)

References

*Wallechinsky, David (2004). "The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)". Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
*International Olympic Committee (2001). [http://www.gamesinfo.com.au/results/results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/12/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v2.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
* [http://www.olympic.org International Olympic Committee Web Site]