The Athlete
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.
Drama
History
5.9
9 reviewsRuntime: 92 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2009-03-09
Director(s): Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Production: Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta
Languages: Amharic, English
IMDB: tt1130965
