Ethiopia at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ethiopia at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Robel Teklemariam | | |
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Ethiopia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. Ethiopia was making its second appearance in a Winter Olympics, and like four years prior, the only athlete sent to compete was cross-country skier Robel Teklemariam. Teklemariam finished 93rd in the 15 kilometre freestyle event.
Background
Ethiopia first competed in the
Cross-country skiing
Robel Teklemariam was 35 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.[9] He trained for the Olympics by roller skiing in the streets of Addis Ababa.[10] He said his goal for the Vancouver Games was "to improve on his performance from Italy and to inspire young Ethiopians to follow in his ski tracks."[4] He was entered into a single event, the 15 kilometre freestyle. In the race, held on 15 February 2010, he finished with a time of 45 minutes and 18 seconds, nearly 12 minutes off the gold-medal winning time.[11] He finished in 93rd place, out of 95 competitors who finished the race.[12]
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
Robel Teklemariam | 15 kilometre freestyle | 45:18.9 | 11:42.6 | 93 |
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- ^ a b Crouse, Karen (12 February 2010). "Ones to Know: Robel Teklemariam". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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- ^ Young, Ben (15 February 2014). "Jamaican Bobsleigh? No, Ethiopian ski team!". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Robel Teklemariam Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Kerby, Trey (12 February 2010). "Robel Teklemariam is the Ethiopian Olympic team". Yahoo!. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Phillips, Michael (16 February 2010). "Robel Teklemariam places 93rd in cross country ski event". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 5 May 2018.