Abebe Bikila

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

07-Aug-1932

Age

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

Jato, Ethiopia

Also Known As
  • Shambel Abebe Bikila
  • ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ

Abebe Bikila

Biography

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Credits

1960 1960 (2010) Character: Self (archive footage)
By presenting archive footage along with his own life story, filmmaker Gabriele Salvatores mediates an illustration of the economic boom in Italy during the 1960s.
The athlete The athlete (2009) Character: Himself (archive footage)
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.
Marathon Man Marathon Man (1976) Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
東京オリンピック 東京オリンピック (1965) Character: Self
This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is.



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