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Sports in Ethiopia include many fields, although Ethiopia is best known internationally for its middle-distance and long-distance runners. Seifu Mekonnen was an Olympic contestant for Ethiopia in boxing. The Ethiopian national football team won the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
Ethiopian sportspeople by sport (13 C) A. Athletics in Ethiopia (5 C, 2 P) B. Badminton in Ethiopia (1 C, 1 P) Basketball in Ethiopia (2 C) C. Chess in Ethiopia (1 P)
Ethiopian sport stubs (2 C, 36 P) Pages in category "Sport in Ethiopia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Ethiopian Olympic Committee (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦሊምፒክ ኮሚቴ; IOC code: ETH) is the National Olympic Committee representing Ethiopia. It was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.
Football is the most popular sport in Ethiopia. Although not one of the leading footballing nations in Africa, Ethiopia has produced some outstanding teams at both club and international level as well as some talented individual players. [1] [2] [3]
The history of the sport may be traced back to military and school organizations in 1897. The organization was formed on 4 June 1961. [1] The ability of East African athletes was announced to the world in the 1960 Olympics as barefooted Abebe Bikila took the gold medal in the Marathon.
Asella, Ethiopia Triple jump: 15.79 m A: Adire Gure: 16 May 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Shot put: 15.98 m A: Samuel Kassaye: February 1976 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Discus throw: 45.57 m A: Samuel Kassaye: 28 August 1970 Nairobi, Kenya Hammer throw: 48.16 m Biruk Abraham Arro: 20–24 April 2016 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Javelin throw: 67.99 m A: Bekele ...
The Ethiopian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Ethiopia. The competition was first held in 1971. [1]