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Eritrea
Eritrea at the Olympic Games
	; Flag of Eritrea
IOC code	ERI
NOC	Eritrean National Olympic Committee
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	4 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Yonas Kifle
	Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
	2000 • 2004 • 2008

Eritrea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The nation won its first Olympic medal ever at these Games, in its second appearance.

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Competitor	Event
Bronze	Zersenay Tadese	Athletics, men's 10,000 m

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 5000 metres:

Zersenay Tadese - Final, 13:24.31 (7th place)
Samson Kiflemariam - Round 1, 13:26.97 (did not advance)

Women's 5000 metres:

Nebiat Habtemariam - Round 1: 16:49.01

Men's 10000 metres:

Zersenay Tadese - Final, 27:22.57 (bronze medal)
Yonas Kifle - Final, 28:29.87 (16th place)

[edit] Note

Meb Keflezighi was a silver medalist in the marathon event. While he was born in Eritrea, he was a competitor for the United States. Therefore, won his silver medal for the United States rather than Eritrea.

[edit] Officials

President: Hisseine Ngaro
Secretary General: Ghermay Hadgu

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Contents

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Note

[edit] Officials