Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Ethiopia at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ETH
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
Website	www.ethiolympic.org
in Beijing
Competitors	27 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)
	1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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.

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