The athlete
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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as Abebe Bikila
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as Onni
AliveBorn: January 18, 1953
Age: 73
Gävle, Sweden
as Charlotte
AliveBorn: August 23, 1983
Age: 43
Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
as . The Priest
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as Coach Nega
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as Telephone Operator
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as Himself (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 7, 1932
Died: October 25, 1973
Age at death: 41
as Gunnar Krogsveen
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as Emperor Haile Selassie
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as Uncle
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as Bartender
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as Motel Manager
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as Himself (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: July 29, 1883
Died: April 28, 1945
Age at death: 61
as Archery coach
AliveBorn: January 19, 1980
Age: 46
Varna, Bulgaria
as Journalist
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as Male Border Guard
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as Rude Officer
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