2009
- Drama
The Athlete
Runtime
1h 32m
Countries
- ET
- Ethiopia
- DE
- Germany
- US
- United States
Languages
- am
- en
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.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateMarch 9, 2009
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Original LanguageEnglish
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Production Companies
- AV Patchbay
- El Atleta
- Instinctive Film