Ethiopia at the Paralympics

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.^[1] 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.

IPC codeETH

NPCEthiopian Paralympic Committee

Medals
Ranked 86th

Gold

3

Silver

3

Bronze

0

Total

6

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Ethiopia at the Paralympics
IPC code	ETH
NPC	Ethiopian Paralympic Committee
Medals Ranked 86th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 6
Summer appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984–2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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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.^[2][3]

Ethiopia has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.^[4]