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Ethiopia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games

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Host City: Beijing, China (August 6, 2008 to August 24, 2008)
Opening Ceremony: August 8, 2008
Closing Ceremony: August 24, 2008

Events for Ethiopia: 10 in 1 sport
Participants for Ethiopia: 27 (14 men and 13 women)
Youngest Participant for Ethiopia: Abreham Cherkos (18 years, 332 days)
Oldest Participant for Ethiopia: Haile Gebrselassie (35 years, 122 days)
Most Medals for Ethiopia (Athlete): Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele (2 medals)

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27 Athletes

Rk Athlete Gender Age Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Kenenisa Bekele Male 26 Athletics 2 2
2 Tirunesh Dibaba Female 23 Athletics 2 2
3 Sileshi Sihine Male 25 Athletics 1 1
4 Meseret Defar Female 24 Athletics 1 1
5 Tsegaye Kebede Male 21 Athletics 1 1
6 Berhane Adere Female 35 Athletics
7 Zemzem Ahmed Female 23 Athletics
8 Gashaw Asfaw Male 29 Athletics
9 Meskerem Assefa Female 22 Athletics
10 Sofia Assefa Female 20 Athletics
11 Mekdes Bekele Female 21 Athletics
12 Tariku Bekele Male 21 Athletics
13 Gelete Burka Female 22 Athletics
14 Abreham Cherkos Male 18 Athletics
15 Demma Daba Male 19 Athletics
16 Ejegayehu Dibaba Female 26 Athletics
17 Roba Gari Male 26 Athletics
18 Haile Gebrselassie Male 35 Athletics
19 Yacob Jarso Male 20 Athletics
20 Deresse Mekonnen Male 20 Athletics
21 Meselech Melkamu Female 23 Athletics
22 Deriba Merga Male 25 Athletics
23 Nahom Mesfin Male 19 Athletics
24 Mestawet Tufa Female 21 Athletics
25 Dire Tune Female 23 Athletics
26 Gete Wami Female 33 Athletics
27 Mulugeta Wendimu Male 23 Athletics

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