Ethiopia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | ETH |
NPC | Ethiopian Paralympic Committee |
in Tel Aviv | |
Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances ( overview) | |
Ethiopia was one of 28 nations to send a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968; two Ethiopian athletes competed, both of them men. [1] [2] Abraham Habte and Negatu [n 1] each took part in both athletics and table tennis events. [3] The team did not win any medals at these Games and, as of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, no Ethiopian athlete has won a medal at either the Summer or Winter Paralympics. [4]
Ethiopia entered the stadium during the Open Ceremonies ahead of Finland. [5]
Negatu entered five athletics events; club throw C, shot put C, javelin C, the open precision javelin and 100 metres wheelchair C. [3] He failed to advance to the finals in any of the events finishing 17th in the 100 metres, 38th in the club throw with a distance of 20.46 metres, 32nd in javelin with a throw of 12.90 metres, 65th in precision javelin with a score of 65 and 22nd in the shot put with a throw of 6.01 metres. [3]
Abraham Habte competed in the men's club throw C and precision javelin events but did not make either final. He scored 56 points in the precision javelin to earn 53rd position and finished 41st in the club throw with a distance of 18.82 metres. [3]
Habte and Negatu both entered the men's singles C classification and teamed up in the doubles C. [3] In the singles Negatu was eliminated in the first round and Habte was eliminated in the second round; the gold medal was won by Baruch Hagai for host nation Israel. [6] In the doubles the Ethiopian pair was eliminated by the eventual gold medalists, Israel's Hagai and Arieh Rubin, in the first round. [7]
Ethiopia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | ETH |
NPC | Ethiopian Paralympic Committee |
in Tel Aviv | |
Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
Medals |
|
Summer Paralympics appearances ( overview) | |
Ethiopia was one of 28 nations to send a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968; two Ethiopian athletes competed, both of them men. [1] [2] Abraham Habte and Negatu [n 1] each took part in both athletics and table tennis events. [3] The team did not win any medals at these Games and, as of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, no Ethiopian athlete has won a medal at either the Summer or Winter Paralympics. [4]
Ethiopia entered the stadium during the Open Ceremonies ahead of Finland. [5]
Negatu entered five athletics events; club throw C, shot put C, javelin C, the open precision javelin and 100 metres wheelchair C. [3] He failed to advance to the finals in any of the events finishing 17th in the 100 metres, 38th in the club throw with a distance of 20.46 metres, 32nd in javelin with a throw of 12.90 metres, 65th in precision javelin with a score of 65 and 22nd in the shot put with a throw of 6.01 metres. [3]
Abraham Habte competed in the men's club throw C and precision javelin events but did not make either final. He scored 56 points in the precision javelin to earn 53rd position and finished 41st in the club throw with a distance of 18.82 metres. [3]
Habte and Negatu both entered the men's singles C classification and teamed up in the doubles C. [3] In the singles Negatu was eliminated in the first round and Habte was eliminated in the second round; the gold medal was won by Baruch Hagai for host nation Israel. [6] In the doubles the Ethiopian pair was eliminated by the eventual gold medalists, Israel's Hagai and Arieh Rubin, in the first round. [7]