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Bookmark or Share- Abebe BIKILA - Olympics.comAbebe Bikila was born in Ethiopia on 7 August 1932, the day of the Los Angeles Olympic marathon. Attacking by the obelisk Twenty-eight years later, he entered the marathon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
- Remembering Bikila’s 1960 Olympic marathon victory on its 60th ...When Abebe Bikila – running barefoot - became the first black African to win an Olympic marathon gold medal on the streets of Rome it was without doubt one of the most iconic moments of the 1960 Games.
- Hall of Fame Profile - Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia) - World AthleticsAbebe Bikila's marathon victory at the 1960 Olympic Games was the first time that an Olympic gold medal had been won by a black athlete representing an African nation. His triumph in Rome became a beacon for the generations of African runners, particularly from East Africa, that followed in his footsteps in the subsequent decades.
- Abebe Bikila wins marathon gold 40 days after appendicitis surgeryOf the 13 marathons he ever competed in, Abebe Bikila won 12. Until he first graced the Olympic stage, East African athletes had never won Olympic gold. Now runners from the region are the dominant force in long-distance running, with Ethiopia on its own having won a total of 22 gold medals.
- Abebe Bikila - WikipediaShambel Abebe Bikila (Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. [ 3 ]
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