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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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Rasselas Lakew

Abebe Bikila


Ruta Gedmintas

Charlotte


Abba Waka Dessalegn

. The Priest


Johnny Ashenafi

Coach Nega


Woyneshet Belachew

Telephone Operator


Abebe Bikila

Himself (archive footage)


Arne Boysen

Gunnar Krogsveen


Yeneneh Ezra

Emperor Haile Selassie

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