Shambel Abebe Bikila (Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1... - dofaq.co
Shambel Abebe Bikila (Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1...Shambel Abebe Bikila (Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He is the first black African Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won his second gold medal. In turn, he became the first athlete to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title. In both victories, he ran in world record time.
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