Ethiopia in Olympic long-distance events (1960–present)

1. Abebe Bikila wins Ethiopia’s first Olympic gold

   Sep 10, 1960Labels: Abebe Bikila, Rome 1960, Marathon

   • Britannica
   • Olympics 1960 ETH

2. Bikila defends Olympic marathon title in Tokyo

   Oct 21, 1964Labels: Abebe Bikila, Tokyo 1964, Marathon

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Rome

3. Mamo Wolde wins Olympic marathon gold in Mexico City

   Oct 20, 1968Labels: Mamo Wolde, Mexico City, Marathon

   • Olympics 1968 marathon

4. Miruts Yifter wins 10,000m Olympic gold in Moscow

   Jul 27, 1980Labels: Miruts Yifter, Moscow 1980, 10 000m

   • Olympics 1980 10k

5. Yifter completes Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m double

   Aug 1, 1980Labels: Miruts Yifter, Moscow 1980, 5 000m

   • Olympics 1980 5k

6. Derartu Tulu wins 10,000m Olympic gold in Barcelona

   Aug 7, 1992Labels: Derartu Tulu, Barcelona 1992, 10 000m

   • Olympics 1992 W10k
   • Derartu bio

7. Haile Gebrselassie wins Olympic 10,000m gold in Atlanta

   Jul 29, 1996Labels: Haile Gebrselassie, Atlanta 1996, 10 000m

   • Olympics 1996 M10k

8. Gebrselassie repeats as Olympic 10,000m champion in Sydney

   Sep 25, 2000Labels: Haile Gebrselassie, Sydney 2000, 10 000m

   • Olympics 2000 M10k

9. Kenenisa Bekele takes Olympic 10,000m gold in Athens

   Aug 20, 2004Labels: Kenenisa Bekele, Athens 2004, 10 000m

   • World Athletics
   • Olympics 2004 M10k

10. Meseret Defar wins Olympic 5,000m gold; Dibaba bronze

    Aug 23, 2004Labels: Meseret Defar, Athens 2004, 5 000m

    • Olympics 2004 W5k

11. Beijing Games: Tirunesh Dibaba wins 5,000m–10,000m double

    Aug 22, 2008Labels: Tirunesh Dibaba, Beijing 2008, 5 000m

    • Britannica
    • Olympics 2008 W5k

12. Rio Olympics: Almaz Ayana wins 10,000m in world record time

    Aug 12, 2016Labels: Almaz Ayana, Rio 2016, 10 000m

    • World Athletics
    • Olympics 2016 W10k

13. Tokyo Olympics: Selemon Barega restores Ethiopia’s men’s 10,000m title

    Jul 30, 2021Labels: Selemon Barega, Tokyo 2020, 10 000m

    • World Athletics
    • Anadolu