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The Athlete (2009) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2009 · 92 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Davey Frankel
- Starring
- Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Hristo Petkov, Abebe Bikila, Benito Mussolini, Ekaterina Petrova
In 1960, an unknown barefoot Ethiopian runner stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon on Rome’s streets. Abebe Bikila became a sports legend, the first African to win an Olympic gold medal, and in 1964 Tokyo he made history as the first athlete to claim consecutive Olympic marathon titles.
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