Ethiopia competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich, West Germany. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 3 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Egzi Gabre-Gabre ** First Heat — 10.89s (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres *

Mulugetta Tadesse Mulugetta Tadesse (born 24 July 1946) is an Ethiopian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1 ...

** Heat — 1:47.1 ** Semifinals — 1:48.9 (→ did not advance) * Shibrou Regassa ** Heat — 1:53.3 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres * Hailu Ebba ** Heat — 3:41.6 ** Semifinals — 3:43.7 (→ did not advance) * Shibrou Regassa ** Heat — 3:43.6 ** Semifinals — 3:41.9 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres *

Tolossa Kotu Tolossa Kotu Terfe (born 25 December 1952 also transliterated as Tolosa Kotu) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and coach. He placed fourth in men's 10,000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics and has coached the national teams of both Ethiopia an ...

** Heat — 13:46.2 (→ did not advance) * Tekle Fitinsa ** Heat — 13:50.4 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres *

Tadesse Wolde-Medhin Tadesse Wolde-Medhin (born 2 October 1936) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonl ...

** Heat — 28:45.4 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Sisay Feleke, Solomon Belay,

Kebede Bedasso Kebede Bedasso (born 1 April 1949) is an Ethiopian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

, and Egzi Gabre-Gabre ** Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Mohamed Ayele ** First Round — Lost to

Koh Keun-Sang Go Saeng-geun (born 6 July 1951) is a South Korean boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

(KOR), KO-1 Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) * Fekadu Gabre Selassie ** First Round — Lost to

Kyoji Shinohara is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), ...

(JPN), 0:5

Cycling

; Individual road race * Tekeste Woldu — 53rd place * Fisihasion Ghebreyesus — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Rissom Gebre Meskei — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Suleman Abdul Rahman — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

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 ( ...

* Mehari Okubamicael * Rissom Gebre Meskei * Fisihasion Ghebreyesus * Tekeste Woldu

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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