Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | ETH | ||||||||
| NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Competitors | 27 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Miruts Yifter (opening) Kenenisa Bekele (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 18th |
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| 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.
The Ethiopian track and field team was announced on July 13, 2008.
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