# Ethiopia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ethiopia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 26 athletes from Ethiopia participated. These Games were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Haile Gebrselassie | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 25 September |
| Gold | Derartu Tulu | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres | 30 September |
| Gold | Million Wolde | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | 30 September |
| Gold | Gezahegne Abera | Athletics | Men's marathon | 1 October |
| Silver | Gete Wami | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres | 30 September |
| Bronze | Gete Wami | Athletics | Women's 5000 metres | 25 September |
| Bronze | Assefa Mezgebu | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 25 September |
| Bronze | Tesfaye Tola | Athletics | Men's marathon | 1 October |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 11 | 26 |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Berhanu Alemu | 1500 metres | 3:38.79 | 7 Q | — | 3:41.09 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hailu Mekonnen | 1500 metres | 3:39.09 | 12 Q | — | 3:40.92 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Zegeye | 1500 metres | 3:40.91 | 23 Q | — | 3:38.08 | 3 Q | 3:36.78 | 6 |
| Dagne Alemu | 5000 metres | 13:29.93 | 12 Q | — | 13:37.17 | 6 |
| Fita Bayissa | 5000 metres | 13:22.92 | 3 Q | — | 13:37.03 | 4 |
| Million Wolde | 5000 metres | 13:22.75 | 2 Q | — | 13:35.49 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie | 10,000 metres | 27:50.01 | 8 Q | — | 27:18.20 | |
| Assefa Mezgebu | 10,000 metres | 27:50.64 | 12 Q | — | 27:19.75 | |
| Girma Tolla | 10,000 metres | 27:44.01 | 1 Q | — | 27:49.75 | 11 |
| Gezahegne Abera | Marathon | — | 2:10:11 | |
| Simretu Alemayehu | Marathon | — | 2:17:21 | 22 |
| Tesfaye Tola | Marathon | — | 2:11:10 | |
| Maru Daba | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:35.34 | 25 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kutre Dulecha | 1500 metres | 4:09.88 | 10 Q | — | 4:06.78 | 8 Q | 4:05.33 | 4 |
| Abebech Negussie | 1500 metres | 4:15.52 | 33 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hareg Sidelil | 1500 metres | 4:14.05 | 32 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Werknesh Kidane | 5000 metres | 15:08.62 | 3 Q | — | 14:47.40 | 7 |
| Gete Wami | 5000 metres | 15:08.92 | 5 Q | — | 14:42.23 | |
| Ayelech Worku | 5000 metres | 15:13.26 | 13 Q | — | 14:42.67 | 4 |
| Berhane Adere | 10,000 metres | 32:34.62 | 11 Q | — | 31:40.52 | 12 |
| Derartu Tulu | 10,000 metres | 32:06.19 | 1 Q | — | 30:17.49 OR | |
| Gete Wami | 10,000 metres | 32:34.63 | 12 Q | — | 30:22.48 | |
| Elfenesh Alemu | Marathon | — | 2:26:54 | 6 |
| Gadissie Edato | Marathon | — | 2:42:29 | 36 |
| Fatuma Roba | Marathon | — | 2:27:38 | 9 |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Johnny Sheferaw | Featherweight | Bojado (MEX) L RSC-R4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adisu Tebebu | Lightweight | Lungu (ROU) L 3-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tsegasellase Aregawi | Welterweight | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |