The Athlete
5.9
2009-03-09
Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon.
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Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon.
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2009-03-09
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AV Patchbay
El Atleta
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Rasselas Lakew
Rasselas Lakew
Dag Malmberg
Dag Malmberg
Ruta Gedmintas
Ruta GedmintasAbba Waka Dessalegn
Abba Waka DessalegnJohnny Ashenafi
Johnny AshenafiWoyneshet Belachew
Woyneshet Belachew
Abebe Bikila
Abebe BikilaArne Boysen
Arne BoysenYeneneh Ezra
Yeneneh EzraFekadu Gemechu
Fekadu GemechuMersha Getahun
Mersha GetahunTigist Gurma
Tigist Gurma
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Hristo Petkov
Hristo PetkovEkaterina Petrova
Ekaterina PetrovaAssefa Tegene
Assefa TegeneZelalem Yetagesu
Zelalem Yetagesu