Ethiopia at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Men's 100 metres

• Besha Tuffa
  • Heat — 11.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Besha Tuffa
  • Heat — 23.18 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Abebe Zerihun
  • Heat — 1:50.3 (→ did not advance)
• Nigusse Bekele
  • Heat — 1:51.1 (→ did not advance)
• Atre Bezabeh
  • Heat — 1:52.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• Kassa Balcha
  • Heat — 3:43.1 (→ did not advance)
• Haile Zeru
  • Heat — 3:45.7 (→ did not advance)
• Nigusse Bekele
  • Heat — 3:45.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Miruts Yifter
  • Heat — 13:44.4
  • Semi Final — 13:40.0
  • Final — 13:21.0 (→ Gold Medal)
• Yohannes Mohamed
  • Heat — 13:45.8
  • Semi Final — 13:39.4
  • Final — 13:28.4 (→ 10th place)
• Mohamed Kedir
  • Heat — 13:42.7
  • Semi Final — 13:28.6
  • Final — 13:34.2 (→ 12th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Miruts Yifter
  • Heat — 28:41.7
  • Final — 27:42.7 (→ Gold Medal)
• Mohamed Kedir
  • Heat — 28:16.4
  • Final — 27:44.7 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Tolossa Kotu
  • Heat — 28:55.3
  • Final — 27:46.5 (→ 4th place)

Men's Marathon

• Dereje Nedi
  • Final — 2:12:44 (→ 7th place)
• Moges Alemayehu
  • Final — 2:18:40 (→ 24th place)
• Kebede Balcha
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Besha Tuffa, Kumela Fituma, Asfaw Deble, and Atre Bezabeh
  • Heat — 3:18.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Eshetu Tura
  • Heat — 8:23.8
  • Semifinals — 8:16.2
  • Final — 8:13.6 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Hailu Wolde-Tsadik
  • Heat — 8:41.0
  • Semifinals — 8:35.0 (→ did not advance)
• Girma Wolde-Hana
  • Heat — 8:54.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Abebe Gessese
  • Qualification — 6.66 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Yadessa Kuma
  • Qualification — 13.60 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Milkessa Chalchisa
  • Qualification — 51.04 m (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Tekeste Mitiku
  • Final — 1:45:45.7 (→ 23rd place)

Women's 800 metres

• Fantaye Sirak
  • Heat — 2:08.7 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500 metres

• Amsale Woldegibriel
  • Heat — 4:25.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Beruk Asfaw
  • First Round — lost to Antti Juntumaa (Finland) after knock-out in first round

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Hassen Sherif
  • First Round — Defeated Aguibou Barry (Guinea) after disqualification in second round
  • Second Round — Lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Ayele Mohammed
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Ahmad Nesar (Afghanistan) on points (5-0)
  • Third Round — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in second round

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Leoul Nearaio
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Ramy Zialor (Seychelles) on points (3-2)
  • Third Round — Lost to Sidnei Dalrovere (Brazil) on points (0-5)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Tadesse Haile
  • First Round — Lost to Florian Livadaru (Romania) after disqualification in third round

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

• Ebrahim Saide
  • First Round — Lost to José Angel Molina (Puerto Rico) on points (0-5)

Eight cyclists represented Ethiopia in 1980.

Individual road race

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

Team time trial

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

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database