The Athlete
Year: 2009
Runtime: 92 mins
Language: English
Director: Davey Frankel
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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