Ethiopia's participation in the Paralympic Games has been sporadic. The country made its Paralympic début at the 1968 Summer Games in Tel Aviv, sending two competitors who both competed in both athletics and table tennis. Ethiopia was then absent from the Games for almost a decade, returning in 1976 with a one-man delegation Abraham Habte, who entered athletics, lawn bowls and table tennis. In 1980, Habte was again Ethiopia's only representative, this time competing only in lawn bowls. Ethiopia then entered a prolonged period of absence, before sending a single runner (Kiros Tekle) to the 2004 Games. In 2008, the country entered a two-man delegation in athletics.Ethiopia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee In 2012, Wondiye Fikre Indelbu became the first Ethiopian to win a medal in the Paralympic Games, winning a silver in the men's 1500 meters - T46 event in athletics.
On 28 August 2021, Tigist Mengistu won Ethiopia's first ever gold medal at the Paralympics when she won the women's 1500m T13 final.
Ethiopia has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.Ethiopia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Historical Medal Table
Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Tel Aviv 1968 2 0 0 0 0 - Heidelberg 1972 did not participe Toronto 1976 1 0 0 0 0 - Arnhem 1980 1 0 0 0 0 - New York 1984 - Stoke Mandeville 1984 did not participe Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 1 0 0 0 0 - Beijing 2008 2 0 0 0 0 29 London 2012 4 0 1 0 1 67 Rio de Janeiro 2016 5 0 1 0 1 69 Tokyo 2020 1 1 0 0 1 59 Paris 2024 4 2 1 0 344 Los Angeles 2028 Future event Brisbane 2032 Future event Total 3 3 0 6 85
Medals Medal Name Sport Event Date Wondiye Fikre Indelbu Athletics Men's 1500m T46 4 September 2012 Tamiru Demisse Athletics Men's 1500 m T12-13 11 September 2016 Tigist Mengistu Athletics Women's 1500 m T13 28 August 2021 Yayesh Gate Tesfaw Athletics Women's 1500 m T11 02 September 2024 Tigist Mengistu Athletics Women's 1500 m T13 31 August 2024 Yitayal Silesh Yigzaw Athletics Men's 1500 m T11 03 September 2024
See also Ethiopia at the Olympics
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