The Athlete
|The athlete
Status: Released
Runtime: 92
Release Date: 09/03/2009
Origin Language: en
Origin Country: US
Languages: AmharicEnglish
Production: Instinctive FilmAV PatchbayEl Atleta
Countries: EthiopiaGermanyUnited States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0 (0)
Drama
History
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.
