Eritrea at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eritrea at the Olympics
IOC code	ERI
NOC	Eritrean National Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 149th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1
Summer appearances
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2018
Other related appearances
Ethiopia (1956–1992)

Eritrea made its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where it sent three athletes to compete in track and field events. At the 2004 Games in Athens, Zersenay Tadese won Eritrea's first ever medal when he finished third in the men's 10,000 meters.

Eritrea made its winter debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, where Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda competed for Eritrea in the alpine skiing events.

The Eritrean National Olympic Committee was formed in 1996 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1956–1992 as part of  Ethiopia (ETH) 1996 Atlanta did not participate 2000 Sydney 3 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 4 0 0 1 1 71 2008 Beijing 11 0 0 0 0 – 2012 London 12 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo 13 0 0 0 0 – 2024 Paris 14 0 0 0 0 – 2028 Los Angeles Future event Total 0 0 1 1 151

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina Future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Tadese, ZersenayZersenay Tadese	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres

See also

In Spanish: Eritrea en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Eritrea at the Olympics