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Abebe Bikila

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Born August 7, 1932 · Jato, Ethiopia

Died October 25, 1973

Also known as Shambel Abebe Bikila · ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ

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Biography

Shambel Abebe Bikila 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. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won his second gold medal, making him the first athlete to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title. In both victories, he ran in world record time.

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Awards & recognition

  • Silver Olympic Order · 1984
  • BBC World Sport Star of the Year · 1964

Filmography2 titles

Tokyo Olympiad

1965as Self

Marathon Man

1976as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)