Abebe Bikila
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Death | 51 years ago |
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Date of birth | August 7,1932 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | ሸዋ |
Weyin Amba | |
Ethiopia | |
Date of died | October 25,1973 |
Died | Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia | |
Height | 177 (cm) |
Spouse | Yewibdar Giorghis |
Olympic_medals | Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon |
Children | Yetnayet Abebe Bikila |
Teferi Bikila | |
Dawit Abebe | |
Tsige Abebe | |
Job | Track and field athlete |
Parents | Bikila Demissie |
Widnesh Menberu | |
Awards | BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year |
Movies/Shows | The Athlete |
Weight | 57 (kg) |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Event | 10,000 m |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 449809 |
Abebe Bikila Life story
Shambel Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He is the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his and Africa's first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won his second gold medal.