Ethiopia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Ethiopia at the 2003 All-Africa Games
IOC code	ETH
NOC	Ethiopian Olympic Committee
in Abuja 5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 5 Silver 8 Bronze 7 Total 20
All-Africa Games appearances
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Ethiopia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The team wielded a very strong athletic contingent, which brought back a total of five gold, six silver and four bronze medals. Amongst the gold medal winners were future multiple Olympic gold medal winners Kenenisa Bekele and Meseret Defar. In boxing, the team brought back a silver and two bronze medals. At the end of the event, the team had won a total of twenty medals, the largest number that it had won in the history of the Games, and came eighth overall in the medal table.