The Athlete

Release Date: 2009-03-09

Runtime: 92

Languages: | English

Rating: 5.9

Votes: 9

Genres: Drama | History

Director: Rasselas Lakew

Description: 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 c...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Instinctive Film

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