The Ethiopian Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee for Ethiopia, founded in 1948 and headquartered in Addis Ababa, responsible for selecting and fielding Ethiopia's Olympic team from a country that, alongside neighboring Kenya, has become one of the dominant nations in world middle- and long-distance running. It oversees Ethiopia's Olympic sport federations, most prominently athletics, continuing a legacy that began with Abebe Bikila's barefoot marathon victory at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee 1 Headquarters Connections
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Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
Source Wikipedia: National Olympic Committee
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ethiopia, located there.
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1. Ethiopian Olympic Committee (Wikipedia)
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is the National Olympic Committee representing Ethiopia
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It was created in 1948
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Addis Ababa
View the SourceWikipedia: National Olympic Committee
Associated With: Olympic Games, Lead paragraphQuote, Associated With: Olympic Games, Lead paragraph
Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their athletes' participation in the Olympic Games.
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