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.

Genre:

Drama, History

Duration:

92 min

Cast:

Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas

Quality:

HD

Director:

Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel

Release:

2009

Country:

Ethiopia, Germany, United States

Rating:

5.9