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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. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 3 sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Mamo Wolde —

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, men's marathon

Silver

* Mamo Wolde —

, men's 10000 metres

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1968. ; Individual road race * Tekeste Woldu * Yemane Negassi * Mehari Okubamicael * Mikael Saglimbeni ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

* Yemane Negassi *

Fisihasion Ghebreyesus Fisihasion Ghebreyesus (born 27 February 1941) is an Ethiopian former cyclist. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Mun ...

* Mikael Saglimbeni * Tekeste Woldu

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
1968 in Ethiopian sport Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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