Ethiopia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. These Games were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.
Million Wolde — Athletics, Men's 5,000 m
Haile Gebrselassie — Athletics, Men's 10,000 m
Gezahgne Abera — Athletics, Men's Marathon
Derartu Tulu — Athletics, Women's 10,000 m
Gete Wami — Athletics, Women's 10000 m
Assefa Mezgebu — Athletics, Men's 10,000 m
Tesfaye Tola — Athletics, Men's Marathon
Gete Wami — Athletics, Women's 5,000 m
Men's 1,500 metres
Berhanu Alemu
Round 1 — 03:38.79
Semifinal — 03:41.09 (→ did not advance)
Hailu Mekonnen
Round 1 — 03:39.09
Semifinal — 03:40.92 (→ did not advance)
Daniel Zegeye
Round 1 — 03:40.91
Semifinal — 03:38.08
Final — 03:36.78 (→ 6th place)
Men's 5,000 metres
Dagne Alemu
Round 1 — 13:29.93
Final — 13:37.17 (→ 6th place)
Fita Bayissa
Round 1 — 13:22.92
Final — 13:37.03 (→ 4th place)
Million Wolde
Round 1 — 13:22.75
Final — 13:35.49 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 10,000 metres
Assefa Mezgebu
Round 1 — 27:50.64
Final — 27:19.75 (→ Bronze Medal)
Haile Gebrselassie
Round 1 — 27:50.01
Final — 27:18.20 (→ Gold Medal)
Girma Tolla
Round 1 — 27:44.01
Final — 27:49.75 (→ 11th place)
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Maru Daba
Round 1 — 08:35.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Gezahgne Abera
Final — 2:10:11 (→ Gold Medal)
Tesfaye Tola
Final — 2:11:10 (→ Bronze Medal)
Simretu Alemayehu
Final — 2:17:21 (→ 22nd place)
Women's 1,500 metres
Kutre Dulecha
Round 1 — 04:09.88
Semifinal — 04:06.78
Final — 04:05.33 (→ 4th place)
Hareg Sidelil
Round 1 — 04:14.05 (→ did not advance)
Abebech Negussie
Round 1 — 04:15.52 (→ did not advance)
Women's 5,000 metres
Ayelech Worku
Round 1 — 15:13.26
Final — 14:42.67 (→ 4th place)
Gete Wami
Round 1 — 15:08.92
Final — 14:42.23 (→ Bronze Medal)
Worknesh Kidane
Round 1 — 15:08.62
Final — 14:47.40 (→ 7th place)
Women's 10,000 metres
Derartu Tulu
Round 1 — 32:06.19
Final — 30:17.49 (→ Gold Medal — Olympic record)
Berhane Adere
Round 1 — 32:34.62
Final — 31:40.52 (→ 12th place)
Gete Wami
Round 1 — 32:34.63
Final — 30:22.48 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Marathon
Elfenesh Alemu
Final — 2:26:54 (→ 6th place)
Fatuma Roba
Final — 2:27:38 (→ 9th place)
Gadissie Edato
Final — 2:42:29 (→ 36th place)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes
Round 1 — Lost to Francisco Bojado of Mexico (→ did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Adisu Tebebu
Round 1 — Lost to Gheorghe Lungu of Romania (→ did not advance)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Tsegasellase Aregawi
Round 1 — Lost to Vitalie Gruşac of Moldova (→ did not advance)
