Eritrea_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Eritrea at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Eritrea at the; 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ERI
NOC	Eritrean National Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors	4 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Yonas Kifle
Medals; Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Ethiopia (1956–1992)

Eritrea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation won its first Olympic medal ever at these Games, in its second appearance.

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Zersenay Tadese	Athletics	Men's 10000 m	August 20

Athletics edit

Eritrean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[1]^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yonas Kifle	10000 m	—		28:29.87	16
Samson Kiflemariam	5000 m	13:26.97	8	did not advance
Zersenay Tadese	5000 m	13:22.17	7 q	13:24.31	7
Zersenay Tadese	10000 m	—		27:22.57 NR

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nebiat Habtemariam	5000 m	16:49.01	20	did not advance

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round