Ethiopia At The 2020 Summer Olympics
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Ethiopia At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Ethiopia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country's participation in Tokyo marked its fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having missed three occasions due to joining the African (1976), Soviet (1984), and North Korean (1988) boycotts. Ethiopia left Tokyo with a total of four medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), a decrease from its previous overall tally at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and its lowest medal count since 1996. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics Ethiopian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women Cycling Road ...
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Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Ethiopian Olympic Committee ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦሊምፒክ ኮሚቴ; IOC code: ETH) is the National Olympic Committee representing Ethiopia. It was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954. Presidents *Ato Assefa Mamo *Dagmawit Girmay (–2009) *Birhane Kidanemariam (2009– ?) *Dr Ashebir Woldegiorgis ( - Present) See also * Ethiopia at the Olympics External links Ethiopia at Olympic.org Ethiopia Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ... Ethiopia at the Olympics 1948 establishments in Ethiopia Sports organizations established in 1948 {{Ethiopia-sport-stub ...
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Letesenbet Gidey
Letesenbet Gidey (Tigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, born 20 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who holds three world records plus one world best. A 10,000 metres 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, at the World Athletics Championships she won the silver medal in the event in 2019 and a gold in 2022. Letesenbet holds the current world records for the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon, which she set in October 2020, June 2021 and October 2021 respectively. She is only the second athlete after Ingrid Kristiansen from 1989–1991 to hold them simultaneously. Her record in the half marathon, making Letesenbet the first debutante to set a world record in the event, broke previous mark by more than a minute. She also holds the world best in the 15 km road race, which was also an over one-minute improvement. Letesenbet became the first woman to break the 64 and 63-minute barriers in the half marathon and 45-minute barrier in the 15 km. She re ...
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Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 3 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 45 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 42 qualifying through time or ranking (6 universality places were used in 2016). Summary After setting the world record in a near time trial in 2020, Joshua Cheptegei was the overwhelming favorite. Mo Farah, the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion, had failed to meet the Olympic qualifying standard. Bronze medalist Hagos Gebrhiwet also did not return, but silver medalist Paul Chelimo was back for another go. None of the Ethiopian medalists from the World Championships came, but Canadian World Championship bronze medalist Mohammed Ahmed was. The Ugandan team came in force again to play team tactics that didn't quite get the desired results in the 10,000 earlier in the week, while Ethiopia only qualified one ...
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Nibret Melak
Nibret Melak Bogale (born 9 October 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Career He won the Cinque Mulini in 2021, the second leg of the World Athletics Cross Country Permit series completing a double for Ethiopia with Tsehay Gemechu winning the women's race. It was Melak's second consecutive podium finish in the Cross Country Permit series, following his runner-up spot at the Campaccio in San Giorgio su Legnano the previous week. Earlier in the year he successfully defended his senior men's title at the Jan Meda International Cross Country, which doubles as the Ethiopian Championships. Two weeks prior, he had beaten two-time world champion Muktar Edris over 5000m in Addis Ababa. In June 21 he shaved 13 seconds off his personal best in the 5000m going from 13:07.27 to 12:54.22 as he finished second in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Getnet Wale and ahead of Milkesa Mengesha to secure his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Competing in the 5000 metres in Tokyo, h ...
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Samuel Tefera
Samuel Tefera (born 23 October 1999) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. At the age of 18, he became the 2018 World indoor champion, and defended his title at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, setting the championship record in the process. Tefera is the current African record holder in the indoor event. He held 1500m world indoor record for three years, with his mark currently being the second-fastest on the world indoor all-time list. Career Samuel Tefera made her first major appearance in 2017, when the then-17-year-old represented Ethiopia in the 1500 metres at the World Championships in London, not advancing from the heats. In March 2018, he won the gold medal in the event at the World Indoor Championships held in Birmingham. He achieved 3:58.19 to beat Marcin Lewandowski (3:58.39) and Abdalaati Iguider (3:58.43). In February 2019, still 19, Tefera set a world indoor record in his specialty distance at the Birmingham Indoor Gr ...
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Teddese Lemi
Teddese Lemi Urgesa (born 20 January 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance running. He competed at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, where he won a gold medal in mixed relay with the Ethiopian team. He represented Ethiopia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in men's 1500 metres. He also competed in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References Ethiopian male middle-distance runners 1999 births Living people World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ethiopia 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 3 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately fifty athletes were expected to compete; the exact number depended on how many nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 45 qualifying through time or ranking (1 universality place was used in 2016). 47 competitors from 27 nations competed. Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new Olympic record on his way to the gold medal, Norway's first medal in the men's 1500 metres. Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya took silver, returning that nation to the podium for the first time since a four-Games medal streak ended in 2008. Josh Kerr earned bronze, Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1988. Summary Since 2018, Timothy Cheruiyot has been on top of the world leader board. A step behind him, both in the leader board and in major races was the name Ingebrigtsen, first Filip Ingebrigtsen in 2018, then replaced by his younger br ...
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Samuel Abate
Samuel Abate Zeleke (born 9 March 1999) is an Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. In January 2021, he finished third in the 1500m at a pre-Olympic trial meeting in Addis Ababa, running 3:41.60 to finish behind Teddese Lemi and Kebede Endale. In June he ran a qualifying time for the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... with a 3:32.80 performance at the Ethiopian Olympic Trials, finishing second to Lemi in the race. He finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics in the second heat of the 1500 metres. References External links * 1999 births Living people Ethiopian male middle-distance runners Ethiopian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes ...
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Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 31 July and 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. In total 48 athletes were to start, but only 47 (from 29 nations) actually did. Emmanuel Korir of Kenya won the event, with his countryman Ferguson Rotich taking silver. It was the fourth consecutive victory in the men's 800 metres for Kenya. Patryk Dobek earned bronze, giving Poland its first medal in the event. Summary The 800 metres was far less predictable than other events. World record holder and double Olympic Champion, David Rudisha was not back to defend the title. Silver medalist Taoufik Makhloufi also did not make it to Tokyo, though bronze medalist Clayton Murphy did. 2019 World Champion Donavan Brazier failed to qualify at the US Trials. Brazier had also been number 1 ranked in 2020, with his teammate Bryce Hoppel number two. 2012 silver medalist Nijel Amos had the world leading time while beating Emmanuel Korir in Monaco. World Champi ...
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Melese Nberet
Melese Nberet (born 29 January 2001) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ..., where he was eliminated in round 1, running a time of 1:47.80. References Living people 2001 births Ethiopian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 African Youth Games 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ...
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IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge are the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a further four years. World Athletics suspended the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) from World Athletics starting in 2015, for eight years, due to doping violations, making it ineligible to hos ...
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Taekwondo At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 128 taekwondo fighters competing in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women. Qualification Taekwondo competition at these Games featured a total of 128 athletes, 64 males and 64 females, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter up to one competitor per event, resulting in a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender. In each weight class, five quota spots were available through World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, one quota spot was available through the WT Grand Slam Champions Series, nine quota spots were available through continental qualification events (two per continent, except Oceania with one), and quota spot was available either to the host (four classes chosen by the host, two per gender) or as a Tripartite Commission invitation (the remaining four classes).Tokyo 2020 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System ...
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