| Eritrea at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ERI |
| NOC | Eritrean National Olympic Committee |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 13 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Nazret Weldu Ghirmai Efrem |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Nazret Weldu |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Ethiopia (1956–1992) | |
Eritrea competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cycling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Eritrean athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yemane Haileselassie | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:14.63SB | 5q | 8:15.34 | 5 |
| Aron Kifle | 10000 m | N/a | 28:04.06 | 12 | |
| Yohanes Ghebregergis | Marathon | N/a | 2:15:34 | 22 | |
| Goitom Kifle | 2:13:22 | 14 | |||
| Oqbe Kibrom Ruesom | 2:16:57SB | 35 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rahel Daniel | 5000 m | 15:02.59 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Dolshi Tesfu | 10000 m | N/a | 31:37.98 | 15 | |
| Kokob Solomon | Marathon | N/a | DNF | ||
| Nazret Weldu | 2:37:01 | 43 | |||
Eritrea entered a squad of three riders (two men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 100 individual finish (for women) in theUCI World Ranking.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier | Men's road race | 6:15:38 | 50 |
| Men's time trial | 1:03:22.80 | 33 | |
| Merhawi Kudus | Men's road race | 6:16:53 | 55 |
| Mossana Debesay | Women's road race | Did not finish | |
Eritrea received a universality invitation fromFINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021, marking the country's debut in the sport.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ghirmai Efrem | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.94 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
