Who is a famous African olympic athlete?

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Updated: 8/16/2019

catherine ndereba Many of the best long distance runners are from African countries but probably the most famous was the Ethiopian Abebe Bikila who won the marathon in 1960 and 1964. In 1960 he ran it in his bare feet.

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