Ethiopia at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ETH |
NOC | Ethiopian Olympic Committee |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 38 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Abdelmalik Muktar |
Flag bearer (closing) | Selemon Barega |
Medals Ranked 56th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ethiopia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The country's participation in Tokyo marked its fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having missed three occasions due to joining the African (1976), Soviet (1984), and North Korean (1988) boycotts. Ethiopia left Tokyo with a total of four medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), a decrease from its previous overall tally at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and its lowest medal count since 1996.