Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in ten events in two sports.

Athletics

Men's 100m

Abebe Hailou —

Heat — 11.54 (→ did not advance)

Beyene Legesse —

Heat — 11.94 (→ did not advance)

Roba Negousse —

Heat — 12.07 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

Abebe Hailou —

Heat — 23.25 (→ did not advance)

Beyene Legesse —

Heat — 23.63 (→ did not advance)

Roba Negousse —

Heat — 23.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

Ajanew Bayene —

Heat — 51.53 (→ did not advance)

Abebe Hailou —

Heat — 49.18 (→ did not advance)

Beyene Legesse —

Heat — 50.83 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800m

Ajanew Bayene —

Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)

Mamo Wolde

Heat — 1:58.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500m

Mamo Wolde —

Heat — 3:51.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 x 100 Relay

Bekele Haile

Abebe Hailou

Beyene Legesse

Roba Negousse

Heat — 44.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 x 400 Relay

Ajanew Bayene

Abebe Hailou

Beyene Legesse

Mamo Wolde

Heat — 3:29.93 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Bashay Feleke — 2:53:37 (→ 29th place)

Gebre Birkay — 2:58:49 (→ 32nd place)

Cycling

Team road race

Guremu Demboba
Mesfen Tesfaye
Zehaye Bahta — 99 points (→ 9th place)

Individual road race

Guremu Demboba — 5:26:58 (→ 25th place)

Mesfen Tesfaye — 5:34:25 (→ 36th place)

Zehaye Bahta — 5:34:37 (→ 38th place)

Negousse Mengistu — did not finish (→ no ranking)

References

Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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