Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 in 2 sports | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 21 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Ethiopia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eight events in two sports.[1] Abebe Bikila won the country's first ever Olympic medal by winning the men's marathon.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Bikila, AbebeAbebe Bikila | Athletics | Men's marathon | September 10 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Five male cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1960.
References
- ↑ "Ethiopia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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