Eritrea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Zersenay Tadese	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m	August 20

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Samson Kiflemariam	5000 m	13:26.97	8	—				Did not advance
Zersenay Tadese		13:22.17	7 q	—				13:24.31	7
Yonas Kifle	10000 m	—						28:29.87	16
Zersenay Tadese		—						27:22.57 NR

Women

Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nebiat Habtemariam	5000 m	16:49.01	20	—				Did not advance

Note

• Meb Keflezighi was a silver medalist in the marathon event. While he was born in Eritrea, he was a competitor for the United States. Therefore, won his silver medal for the United States rather than Eritrea.

Officials

• President: Hisseine Ngaro
• Secretary General: Ghermay Hadgu