Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in ten events in two sports. Athletics Men's 100m Abebe Hailou — Heat — 11.54 (→ did not advance) Beyene Legesse — Heat — 11.94 (→ did not advance) Roba Negousse — Heat — 12.07 (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Abebe Hailou — Heat — 23.25 (→ did not advance) Beyene Legesse — Heat — 23.63 (→ did not advance) Roba Negousse — Heat — 23.89 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Ajanew Bayene — Heat — 51.53 (→ did not advance) Abebe Hailou — Heat — 49.18 (→ did not advance) Beyene Legesse — Heat — 50.83 (→ did not advance) Men's 800m Ajanew Bayene — Heat — DNF (→ did not advance) Mamo Wolde Heat — 1:58.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500m Mamo Wolde — Heat — 3:51.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 x 100 Relay Bekele Haile Abebe Hailou Beyene Legesse Roba Negousse Heat — 44.47 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 x 400 Relay Ajanew Bayene Abebe Hailou Beyene Legesse Mamo Wolde Heat — 3:29.93 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon Bashay Feleke — 2:53:37 (→ 29th place) Gebre Birkay — 2:58:49 (→ 32nd place) Cycling Team road race Guremu DembobaMesfen TesfayeZehaye Bahta — 99 points (→ 9th place) Individual road race Guremu Demboba — 5:26:58 (→ 25th place) Mesfen Tesfaye — 5:34:25 (→ 36th place) Zehaye Bahta — 5:34:37 (→ 38th place) Negousse Mengistu — did not finish (→ no ranking) References External links Official Olympic Reports 1956 in Ethiopian sport Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956