The Athlete
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Abba Waka Dessalegn · Abebe Bikila · Arne Boysen · Dag Malmberg · Fekadu Gemechu · Johnny Ashenafi · Rasselas Lakew · Ruta Gedmintas · Woyneshet Belachew · Yeneneh Ezra · Davey Frankel · Mikael Awake