Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors27 in 1 sport
Flag bearers Miruts Yifter (opening)
Kenenisa Bekele (closing)
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ethiopia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

10,000 m runner Tirunesh Dibaba ran the second fastest 10,000 metres of all time, setting an Olympic record of 29 minutes, 54.66 seconds.[1]