Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ERI
NOC	Eritrean National Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	12 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Volunteer
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Ethiopia (1956–1992)

Eritrea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Eritrean National Olympic Committee selected a total of 12 athletes, eleven men and one woman, to compete in athletics and cycling sports at the Games, matching its team size with London 2012. Competitors Nebiat Habtemariam and Athens 2004 bronze medalist Zersenay Tadese both returned for their fourth Olympic appearance.

Eritrea left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal for the third consecutive time. Ghebreslassie missed out on the nation's second medal at the Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the men's marathon.

Background

Eritrea participated in five Summer Olympics between its debut in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The highest number of Eritreans participating at any single Summer Games was seven at the previous London 2012 and Rio 2016.^[1] The flag bearer for the parade of nations was an unnamed volunteer while an alternative athlete named Tsegay Tuemay bore the flag for the closing ceremony.^[2][3] Only one Eritrean athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, long-distance runner Zersenay Tadese, who won a bronze medal in the 2004 men's 10,000 metres event.

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Eritrean athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):^[4][5]

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 & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abrar Osman Adem	5000 m	13:22.56	8 Q	13:09.56	10
Hiskel Tewelde		13:30.23	15	did not advance
Aron Kifle		13:29.45	8	did not advance
Goitom Kifle	10000 m	—		28:15.99	24
Zersenay Tadese		—		27:23.86	8
Nguse Tesfaldet		—		27:30.79	9
Yemane Haileselassie	3000 m steeplechase	8:26.72	4 q	8:40.68	12
Tewelde Estifanos	Marathon	—		2:19:12	60
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie		—		2:11:04[6]	4
Amanuel Mesel		—		2:14:37	21

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Nebiat Habtemariam	Marathon	2:45:21	80

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Eritrea qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Daniel Teklehaymanot	Men's road race	6:29:25	43

References

1. "Olympic History of Eritrea". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
2. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
3. "Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
4. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
5. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
6. "Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie finishes 4th in olympic men's marathon". Caperi. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
7. "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

External links

• Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio2016.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 August 2016)
• Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)