The Athlete 2009
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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.
- Released: 2009-03-09
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi
- Director: Susannah Ludwig, Darryn Welch, Chris Ouwinga, Davey Frankel, Mesereta Argaw
