The Athlete [The athlete]
- Release Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama
- History
- Directed By
- Davey Frankel
- Rasselas Lakew
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.