Ethiopia at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Gold

• Miruts Yifter – Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• Miruts Yifter – Athletics, Men's 10000 metres

Bronze

• Mohamed Kedir – Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
• Eshetu Tura – Athletics, Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase

Athletics

• Besha Tuffa
• * Heat – 11.55

• Besha Tuffa
• * Heat – 23.18

• Abebe Zerihun
• * Heat – 1:50.3
• Nigusse Bekele
• * Heat – 1:51.1
• Atre Bezabeh
• * Heat – 1:52.7

• Kassa Balcha
• * Heat – 3:43.1
• Haile Zeru
• * Heat – 3:45.7
• Nigusse Bekele
• * Heat – 3:45.8

• Miruts Yifter
• * Heat – 13:44.4
• * Semi Final – 13:40.0
• * Final – 13:21.0
• Yohannes Mohamed
• * Heat – 13:45.8
• * Semi Final – 13:39.4
• * Final – 13:28.4
• Mohamed Kedir
• * Heat – 13:42.7
• * Semi Final – 13:28.6
• * Final – 13:34.2

• Miruts Yifter
• * Heat – 28:41.7
• * Final – 27:42.7
• Mohamed Kedir
• * Heat – 28:16.4
• * Final – 27:44.7
• Tolossa Kotu
• * Heat – 28:55.3
• * Final – 27:46.5

• Dereje Nedi
• * Final – 2:12:44
• Moges Alemayehu
• * Final – 2:18:40
• Kebede Balcha
• * Final – did not finish

• Besha Tuffa, Kumela Fituma, Asfaw Deble, and Atre Bezabeh
• * Heat – 3:18.2

• Eshetu Tura
• * Heat – 8:23.8
• * Semifinals – 8:16.2
• * Final – 8:13.6
• Hailu Wolde-Tsadik
• * Heat – 8:41.0
• * Semifinals – 8:35.0
• Girma Wolde-Hana
• * Heat – 8:54.6

• Abebe Gessese
• * Qualification – 6.66 m

• Yadessa Kuma
• * Qualification – 13.60 m

• Milkessa Chalchisa
• * Qualification – 51.04 m

• Tekeste Mitiku
• * Final – 1:45:45.7

• Fantaye Sirak
• * Heat – 2:08.7

• Amsale Woldegibriel
• * Heat – 4:25.3

Boxing

• Beruk Asfaw
• *First Round – lost to Antti Juntumaa after knock-out in first round

• Hassen Sherif
• * First Round – Defeated Aguibou Barry after disqualification in second round
• * Second Round – Lost to Petar Lesov on points

• Ayele Mohammed
• * First Round – Bye
• * Second Round – Defeated Ahmad Nesar on points
• * Third Round – Lost to Juan Hernández after referee stopped contest in second round

• Leoul Neeraio
• * First Round – Bye
• * Second Round – Defeated Ramy Zialor on points
• * Third Round – Lost to Sidnei Dalrovere on points

• Tadesse Haile
• * First Round – Lost to Florian Livadaru after disqualification in third round

• Ebrahim Saide
• * First Round – Lost to José Angel Molina on points

Cycling

• Zeragaber Gebrehiwot
• Jemal Rogora
• Tilahun Woldesenbet
• Musse Yohannes

• Haile Micael Kedir
• Ayele Mekonnen
• Tadesse Mekonnen
• Tilahun Alemayehu