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Athletics Superpower Ethiopia is set to make history in Beijing

08/07/08

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Athletics Superpower Ethiopia is set to make history in Beijing

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Athletics Superpower Ethiopia is set to make history in Beijing

Ethiopia will be competing in the summer Olympics that is due to begin on Friday in Beijing, China. This is the 11th appearance for Ethiopia in the summer Olympics, which it first participated in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia.

With the exception of its first appearance in 1956, Ethiopia has won at least one medal in every Olympics it participated. It has won a total of 31 medals, 14 Gold, 5 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. The 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia was the most successful to this date with a total of 8 medals, four of them Gold medals. Ethiopia has won a total of five marathon Gold medals in the Olympics (four for men, one for women).

In 1960 Abebe Bikila made history by becoming the first African to win a gold medal in the Olympics. In 1964 he won another gold medal in the marathon to become the first athlete to win two back-to-back Olympic gold medals in marathon. In 1968, Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia won the gold medal in marathon. And 32 years later, Gezahegne Abera became the third male athlete from Ethiopia to win the Olympic gold medal in marathon, in 2000 (Sydney, Australia).

In 1996, Fatuma Roba made history by winning the Olympic gold medal in the women's marathon and becoming the first African woman to do so.

Ethiopia boycotted three Olympics for political reasons, in 1976, 1984 and 1988.

Ethiopia has 36 athletes competing in Beijing 2008 athletics events.
Ethiopia will also be represented in Boxing by Molla Getachew in the 112-lb.(51 KG) flyweight division. The 51 Kilogram flyeweight is scheduled for August 12 at Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing.

Ethiopia has participated in boxing and cycling in prior Olympics but its strength is in athletics in which it won all of its 31 medals.

Ethiopia is set to make history once again in Beijing and this website wishes good luck to Team Ethiopia.

Go Ethiopia !!!


Related Links

Team Ethiopia's Beijing 2008 Schedule



Beijing 2008 Special Section

Ethiopia's Olympic Gold Medal winners in Marathon Since 1960

Abebe Bikila 1960 Rome, Italy
Abebe Bikila 1964 Tokyo, Japan
Mamo Wolde 1968 Mexico City, Mexico

Gezahegn Abera 2000 Sydney, Australia

Fatuma Roba 1996 Atlanta, USA
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msg Comment from: ETHIOPIAN [Visitor]
i wish you all good luck.
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 18:29

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msg Comment from: Mesfin [Visitor]
wish you the best
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 18:55

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msg Comment from: elcad [Visitor]
Lets roll!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 19:26

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msg Comment from: Yonas Bekele [Visitor]
No doubt, we have a strong team and I have no doubt that our athletes will once again do us proud and unite us all. GO ETHIOPIA!!! Go for GOLD!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 19:41

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msg Comment from: wow [Visitor]
i have no doubt about Kenenisa and Tirunesh, may be some one from near by the place where they come from.
i love to see 6 gold this time round. viva boys and girls from my land.
we shall even win poverty and hunger one day.
i love you all
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 20:05

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msg Comment from: Hassen Kemal [Visitor]

Best wishes to our team .
Make us proud again.
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 20:30

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msg Comment from: hillu [Visitor]

GOOD LUCK, U GUYS ARE ALWAYS WINNERS!
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 21:46

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msg Comment from: yohannes [Visitor]
Go and get it boys and girls.
God bless you all.
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 21:52

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msg Comment from: Gemechu [Visitor]
May the almighty God help you as you prepare to stand strong against other athletes. We all Ethiopians will keep on prying for your success.

Ethiopia Thkedem

God bless……..
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 22:54

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msg Comment from: vistor [Visitor]

May Allah give you strengh!

We all with you

Go ETHIOPIA!!!!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 23:15

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msg Comment from: Nebil [Visitor]
Wish you all the best yager leijoch. we r so proud of you guyz!! GO ETHIOPIA!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 23:26

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msg Comment from: Observer [Visitor]
Abebe Bikila and Mamo Wolde have both been in the heart and mind of all Ethiopians for long time. When Fatuma Roba won in Atlanta she almost made us so emotional and that day was unforgettably the happiest day for most of us who watched her all the way from beginning to end of that track. Many of us were in tears though.

When Gezahegn Abera the other hero won the marathon it became more clear that the mens marathon is the Ethiopian specialty. I am not sure however if there was enough publicity about Gezahegn compared with other heroes. May be it was me I knew only very little about him.

[Observer, thank you. BTW it is done, you can try now. email us if you have any questions]
PermalinkPermalink 08/07/08 @ 23:32

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msg Comment from: alli shatir [Visitor]
God be with you all//
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 02:03

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msg Comment from: tsega [Visitor]
good luck to all of u and make ur country even more proude. go ethiopia. god be with u.....
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 02:15

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msg Comment from: muna [Visitor]
im praying for allah to give all enrge and to be storg while you start runing.


god bless to ethiopia and our heros
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 02:54

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msg Comment from: arsi [Visitor]
Good luck ,our Ethiopia hero!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 03:02

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msg Comment from: mandela [Visitor]
good luck!
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 03:27

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msg Comment from: Lema Begebeya [Visitor]
our Atlets will make us proud once again nodopt!!!!!!!! Best wish's
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 04:24

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msg Comment from: Fasil [Visitor]
What about in the battle against poverty and hunger? Is Ethiopia going to make history?
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 08:45

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msg Comment from: Shiromeda [Visitor]
I wish all the best for all Ethiopian Athletes. This time all are Superb and it was made the best selection except Dire Tune Who has an outstanding determination and gut to win in most of her past Marathon and half marathon tournaments. Therefore, I convey my message that the federation official s to reconsider moving her from reserve to be aligned with Gete & Berhan together in woman marathon start up line. I’ve confidence that she will make miracles and she will show the same determination that Haile & Meseret showed in the pervious Olympic
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 09:25

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msg Comment from: Wadani [Visitor]
No, No & No for Politics today.Let us put it aside and please,only the watch the openings of the Olympic games.Lets put it in breaks and in hold,and just all watch the Olympics games of 2008. For congratulations & the sport analysis will be later on @ Naz.com.


Have a nice day.
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 09:49

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msg Comment from: Temesegen [Visitor]
The green flood will be do their vectory again in Beijing. Ethiopia will be proud again by her children
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 10:11

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msg Comment from: KOKEB [Visitor]
Abebe Bikila rome 1960 gold marat
Abebe Bikila tokyo 1964 gold marat
Mamo Wolde mexico 1968 silve 10.000
Mamo Wolde mexico 1968 gold marath
Mamo Wolde munich 1972 bronze marathon
Mirus Yefter munich 1972 bronze 10.000m
Mirus Yefter munich 1980 gold 10.000m
Mirus Yefter moscow 1980 bronze 5.000m
Moham. Keder moscow 1980 bronze 10.000m
Eshetu tura moscow 1980 bronze 3000mesnakl
Derartu Tulu barcel. 1992 gold 10.000k
Addis abebe barcel. 1992 bronze 10.000k
Fita Baysa barcel. 1992 bronze 5.000k


Marathon!Marathon! Marathon le'eltua
Abebena Mamo honu balebetua.

Marathon dengetesh aben bitekochi
zorom alkerelish yetem atamelchi.

rome be-bado egr tokyo bechama
del neshew abeba beuletum ketema.

abebe beweta be-egr welemta
mamo delnesa be-melk be-selamta.

Speech of the era

" The building of "ADDIS-ABEBA" stadium calls the "YOUTH" of ethiopia to their sacred duty to preserve the strength of body and quickness of mind by turning away from all the weaken the body or limit the intellect."
H.I.M 1947

vomit of the bald head gorrila

" The drought in ethiopia is blown out proportion and we need more farmers than doctors,professors and educators"
R.M.L= RETARDED MELESE LEBAW 2008
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 10:39

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msg Comment from: Moosisaa [Visitor]
all of them oromos one day all medals will be oromo's medals
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 11:30

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msg Comment from: Trust [Visitor]
wishing them Good luck!!!!! Hope they will do best for their country. My everyday prayer is with them. God bless ethiopia and her children.!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 13:28

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msg Comment from: ayalew [Visitor]
Without Oromo people Ethiopia wouldn't be on the map and no matter how much they contribute they are always oppressed.
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 14:13

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msg Comment from: Abush [Visitor]
I WISH OUR OLYMPIC DELEGATES NOTHING BUT THE BEST. YOU ARE OUR HERO/INE/. YOU OUR JOY AT ALL THE TIME.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON Moosisa'S COMMENT, PLEASE DON'T BE MORON. THOSE ATHLETS LOVE THEIR COUNTRY, ETHIOPIA. THEY ARE PROUD OF BEING AN OROMO ETHIOPIANS. THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. AND I AM ALWAYS PROUD OF THEM AS AN ETHIOPIAN. WISH THE BEST ONCE AGAIN.
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 17:01

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msg Comment from: Bezabih [Visitor]
Wish you good luck!!!

Long ive Ethiopia.
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 17:08

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msg Comment from: Shiromeda [Visitor]
Do not be silly every time & everywhere!!! You always want to talk about ethnicity and instead try to clean yourself from this kind of mentality before blaming others. In Ethiopian Olympic all ethnicity from North to south from east to west contribute and have equal share for Olympic medals and glorifying of Ethiopia in different sport arenas. These heroines of Ethiopia never claimed their ethnicity when they stand on the podium and wear the flag and they are more proud about their being Ethiopians than the confused elites who always blame ethnicity for its failure in all aspect of life. This is the time to give moral support to our beloved athletes who are more Ethiopians to correct the country tarnished image because of our politics and famine and drought. Politician comes and goes without doing any positive contribution but our athletes do successfully their mission to popularize the country at the top. God blessed all our athletes!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 17:17

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msg Comment from: dj [Visitor]
this is the only evente ethiopia got postive look for other world i wish all the time GO ETHIOPIA LET'S GO AND KICK SOME BUTT.
PermalinkPermalink 08/08/08 @ 23:49

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msg Comment from: Theodros M. [Visitor]
To All Ethiopian Olympian Athletes,

I pray for your victory in Beijing and my God bless you and be with you in your competition. Make us all proud because we have little else to be proud of in this day in age.
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 00:25

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msg Comment from: et_truth [Visitor]
FOCUSED AND OPTIMISTIC!!

DROWN OUT ALL THE HATERS(separatists and anti-ethiopians), EYES ON THE PRIZE, AND GO FOR THE
FOR THE GOLD BABY!!!

ETHIOPIAN LOVE.
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 01:21

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msg Comment from: Ewnetu Teffera [Visitor]
I wish all Ethiopian Athletes the best of luck. This is the moment they are shining and bring pride to all Ethiopians.
I applaud Wadani for saying to put aside politics and support the athletes. However, some morons could not refrain themselves from interjecting they bitter words.

KOKEB’s listing of Ethiopians’ medals is wrong. He also left out some athletes. For example, Mirus Yifter won two gold in 5000 and 10000 meters in 1980 (not bronze in 5000). I watched that game. Also, Mohamed Kedir won in 10000 meters and Eshetu Tura won bronze in 3000 meters steeplechase. These are the only 4 medals Ethiopians won in 17 years of Derg’s regime. As the article indicated above, Derg forced Ethiopia to boycott in 1976, 1980, and 1988 due to politics. Sport and politics should not be mixed together.

The list of medal winners is provided with the links below
http://www.ethiolympic.org/veiwResultSummerOlympicGames.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia_at_the_Olympics
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 12:42

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msg Comment from: jallo [Visitor]
we love you all . This is our time
to be in one way . Let us be together
for our land's sake and our flag go high
we wish you good luck.Thanks for repre
senting us .
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 14:44

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msg Comment from: Nubi [Visitor]
Ayalew,
You didn't say what the Oromos have contributed, if any?. Let us hear, please
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 14:44

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msg Comment from: jallo [Visitor]
we love you all . This is our time
to be happy in one way . Let us be together
for our land's sake and our flag go high
we wish you good luck.Thanks for repre
senting us .
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 14:46

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msg Comment from: jallo [Visitor]
we love you all . This is our time to be happy in one way . Let us be together for our land's sake and our flag go high we wish you good luck.Thanks for repre senting us .
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 14:47

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msg Comment from: kiyyaa [Visitor]
when the oromos win the ethiopians enjoy. Isnt it funny to enjoy somebody's victory!!!
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 15:24

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msg Comment from: Gedda [Visitor]
Nubi [Visitor]
Ayalew,
You didn't say what the Oromos have contributed, if any?. Let us hear, please



Read the real history books retard -If you know how to read- Not the fake 3000 years of Nugese negestat zemene Mesafint.
PermalinkPermalink 08/09/08 @ 23:38

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msg Comment from: ababa [Visitor]
ethiopia tekedem lezelalem!!! i wishl
to all be the winers of all u'r game
make all ethiopians to be as always
proued!! yethiopia lejoch ANBESOCH
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msg Comment from: Carlson [Visitor]
Excuse me! Ethiopia is not a super power in athletics in general. But it really is in LONG DISTANCE RUNNING.
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