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Shambel 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]
Jul 19, 2024 · Abebe Bikila (born August 7, 1932, Jato, Ethiopia—died October 25, 1973, Addis Ababa) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia who won a gold medal and set a world record while running barefoot at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He then bested his own record at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
Abebe 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.
Dec 27, 2015 · Abebe Bikila wins Marathon barefooted | Epic Olympic Moments - YouTube. Olympics. 12.2M subscribers. Subscribed. 5.6K. 596K views 8 years ago #Beijing2022 #Tokyo2020 #Paris2024. 📺 Watch...
Oct 11, 2020 · Of 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. Bikila returned home a hero, but in 1969 tragedy struck.
In 1960, Abebe Bikila attracted the world’s attention being the first East African to win a medal and running the event barefoot. In Tokyo 1964, he won again.
Jul 17, 2024 · Paris 2024 Olympics: Abebe Bikila - the African runner who kept on making history - BBC Sport. Who was Africa’s first black Olympic gold medallist? Abebe Bikila's two Olympic marathon victories...
Sep 10, 2020 · 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.
Mar 8, 2012 · Abebe 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.
Jul 19, 2024 · From serving Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to becoming a marathon legend, Abebe Bikila made history as the first black African man to win an Olympic gold medal in Rome in...
