Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

competed at the

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held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in

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, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Ethiopia won six gold medals, five silver medals and 12 bronze medals and the country finished 9th in the medal table.

Medal summary

Medal table

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Athletics

Ethiopia competed in athletics: the country won five gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished 3rd in the athletics medal table.

Men

In the men's 10,000 metres event

Berehanu Tsegu Berehanu Wendemu Tsegu (born 30 September 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He holds a personal best of 27:00.73 minutes for the 10,000 metres. He was the 10,000 metres champion at 2019 African Games. He finished second at the 2018 Co ...

won the gold medal and

Jemal Yimer Jemal Yimer Mekonnen (born 11 September 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He placed fourth at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and finished fifth at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres. Y ...

won the bronze medal. In the men's 3000 metres steeplechase the silver medal was won by

Getnet Wale Getnet Wale Bayabl (born 16 July 2000) is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. Wale won the silver medal at ...

. In the men's 20 kilometres walk the silver medal was won by Yohanis Algaw.

Women

In the women's 800 metres event

Hirut Meshesha Hirut Meshesha (born 20 January 2001) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Meshesha took gold for the 800 metres at the 2019 African Game ...

won the gold medal. In the women's 1500 metres event

Lemlem Hailu Lemlem Hailu (Amharic: ለምለም ኃይሉ; born 21 May 2001) is an Ethiopian Middle-distance running, middle- and Long-distance running, long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Champio ...

won the bronze medal. In the women's 5000 metres both the silver and bronze medals were won by athletes representing Ethiopia:

Hawi Feysa Hawi Feysa (born 1 February 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. At the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won the silver medal in the Junior women's race, finishing behind Letese ...

won the silver medal and

Alemitu Tariku Alemitu Tariku (28 September 2000) is an Ethopian sprinter. Career Alemitu Tariku gained her first international experience at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus , where she won the silver medal in the U20 classification i ...

won the bronze medal.

Ejgayehu Taye Ejgayehu Taye (born 10 February 2000) is an Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal for the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Taye is the current world record holder in the 5 km road race. Caree ...

also competed in this event and finished in 5th place. In the women's 10,000 metres all medals were won by athletes representing Ethiopia:

Tsehay Gemechu Tsehay Gemechu (born 12 December 1998) is an Ethiopian Long-distance running, long-distance runner. She represented Ethiopia in the women's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing fourth. Gemechu won the 10,000 metres at ...

Zeineba Yimer Zeineba Yimer (born 17 June 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco and won the silver medal in the women's 10,000 metres event. Career In 2017, Zeineba Yimer won the ...

and Dera Dida won the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. In the women's 3000 metres steeplechase the gold medal was won by

Mekides Abebe Mekides Abebe Demewoz (born 29 July 2001) is an Ethiopian athlete. She competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. She won the gold medal in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 201 ...

and the bronze medal was won by Weynshet Ansa. Birtukan Admu also competed in this event and finished in 4th place. In the women's 20 kilometres walk the bronze medal was won by Yehualeye Beletew. In the women's half marathon the medals were all won by athletes representing Ethiopia:

Yalemzerf Yehualaw Yalemzerf Yehualaw Densa (born 3 August 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the 2022 London Marathon. Yehualaw is the current world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race, sits second on the world all-time list at the hal ...

Degitu Azimeraw Degitu Azimeraw Asires (born 24 January 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2019, she won the Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon (branded Tata Consultancy Services, TCS Amsterdam Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual m ...

and

Meseret Belete Meseret Belete Tola (born 16 September 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco and she won the bronze medal in the women's half marathon. Career In 2018, she won the G ...

won the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. Yalemzerf Yehualaw also set a new African Games record in this event of 1:10:26. In the women's high jump event the bronze medal was won by Ariyat Dibow.

Badminton

Ethiopia competed in badminton with six players.

Boxing

Ethiopia competed in boxing. Dawit Wibshet won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (52kg) event.

Chess

Habtamu Ashenafi Gole, Leykun Mesfin Sisay, Ruth Leykun Eshete and Lidet Abate Haile are scheduled to compete in chess.

Cycling

Ethiopia competed in cycling. Tsega Gebre Beyene, Mhiret Gebreyewhans, Selam Amha and Eyerusalem Reda won the bronze medal in the women's road team time trial.

Gymnastics

Ethiopia competed in gymnastics.

Karate

Ethiopia competed in karate.

Swimming

No medals were won by swimmers representing Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games.

Table tennis

No medals were won by table tennis players representing Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games.

Taekwondo

Ethiopia competed in Taekwondo. Tariku Girma Demisu won the gold medal in the men's -63 kg event. Solomon Tufa Demse won the bronze medal in the men's -54 kg event and Tsebaot Gosaye Fikadu won the bronze medal in the Women's -53 kg event. Nardos Chifra competed in the women's -49 kg event without winning a medal.

Tennis

Ethiopia competed in several events in tennis.

References

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