Abebe Bikila
Ethiopian marathon runner
Shambel Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his and Africa's first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running... Wikipedia
Born: August 7, 1932, Shewa, Ethiopia
Died: October 25, 1973 (age 41 years), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Parents: Bikila Demissie and Widnesh Menberu
Spouse: Yewibdar Giorghis (m. 1954–1973)
Event(s): Marathon, 10,000 m
Height: 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
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