Ethiopia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Ethiopia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The team wielded a very strong athletic contingent, which brought back a total of five gold, six silver and four bronze medals. Amongst the gold medal winners were future multiple Olympic gold medal winners Kenenisa Bekele and Meseret Defar. In boxing, the team brought back a silver and two bronze medals. At the end of the event, the team had won a total of twenty medals, the largest number that it had won in the history of the Games, and came eighth overall in the medal table.

Ethiopia at the
2003 All-Africa Games
IOC codeETH
NOCEthiopian Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
5
Silver
8
Bronze
7
Total
20
All-Africa Games appearances
  • 1965
  • 1973
  • 1978
  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

Competitors

Ethiopia has been a consistent attendee at the All-Africa Games. In 2003, the country entered sixty five events, including thirty one for men and thirty four for women.[1] The athletics contingent was particularly strong. Among the competitors was Meseret Defar, winner of two Olympic gold medals and twice world record holder, and Kenenisa Bekele, who won three Olympic medals and the first to win both the 5000 metre and 10,000 metre titles at the World Championships.[2] The country also entered the women’s football tournament, which was the first time that the sport had been played at the Games.[3] Much was hoped for, especially given the unprecedented haul of fourteen medals in 1999. The team did not disappoint and achieved an even higher tally.[4]

Medal table
Sport GoldSilverBronze Total
Athletics56415
Boxing0123
Taekwondo0101
Total58720

Medal summary

Ethiopia won twenty medals, consisting of five gold, eight silver and seven bronze, and was ranked eighth in the final medal table. This was the largest haul of medals that the country had achieved during the history of the Games, exceeding the previous record, achieved in 1999, by six.[5]

List of Medalists

Gold Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 GoldMeseret DefarAthleticsWomen's 5000 metres11 October 2003[6]
 GoldSileshi SihineAthleticsMen's 10,000 metres12 October 2003[6]
 GoldKutre DulechaAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres13 October 2003[6]
 GoldEjegayehu DibabaAthleticsWomen's 10,000 metres14 October 2003[6]
 GoldKenenisa BekeleAthleticsMen's 5000 metres15 October 2003[6]

Silver Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 SilverEndalkachew KebedeBoxingLight Flyweight 48 kg12 October 2003

[7][8]

 SilverGebreegziabher GebremariamAthleticsMen's 10,000 metres12 October 2003[6]
 SilverWerknesh KidaneAthleticsWomen's 10,000 metres14 October 2003[6]
 SilverAmsale YakobAthleticsWomen's 20 kilometres walk14 October 2003[6]
 SilverHailu MekonnenAthleticsMen's 5000 metres15 October 2003[6]
 SilverGashaw MeleseAthleticsMen's marathon15 October 2003[6]
 SilverTadelech BirraAthleticsWomen's marathon15 October 2003[6]
 SilverYoseph AdamsegeoTaekwondoMen's Under 54 kg16 October 2003[9]

[10]

Bronze Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 BronzeDaniel TadeBoxingFeatherweight 57 kg11 October 2003[7]
 BronzeEsayas GetanehBoxingLightweight 60kg11 October 2003[7]
 BronzeDejene BerhanuAthleticsMen's 10,000 metres12 October 2003[6]
 BronzeTewodros ShiferawAthleticsMen's 3000 metres steeplechase13 October 2003[6]
 BronzeLeila AmanAthleticsWomen's marathon15 October 2003[6]
 BronzeGudisa ShentemaAthleticsMen's marathon16 October 2003[6]

References
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  2. Sears, Edward S. (2015). Running through the Ages. Jefferson: McFarland & Co. pp. 306–308.
  3. "All Africa Games Soccer Draw June 5 - 2003-04-30". VOA. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "All Africa Games > Ethiopia". bestsports. 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "All Africa Games > Abuja 2003 > Medal Table". bestsports. 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. Fuchs, Carole. "All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003". africathle. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. Krastev, Todor (23 February 2011). "Boxing All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". Todor66. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Boxing". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. "Medallists Taekwondo / Médaillés Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  10. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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