Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ERI
NOC	Eritrean National Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	12 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Volunteer
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Ethiopia (1956–1992)

Eritrea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Eritrean National Olympic Committee selected a total of 12 athletes, eleven men and one woman, to compete in athletics and cycling sports at the Games, matching its team size with London 2012. Competitors Nebiat Habtemariam and Athens 2004 bronze medalist Zersenay Tadese both returned for their fourth Olympic appearance.

Eritrea left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal for the third consecutive time. Ghebreslassie missed out on the nation's second medal at the Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the men's marathon.