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Abebe Bikila, the legendary Ethiopian distance runner, won the first of two Olympic Marathons (at the 1960 Rome Games) barefooted.
He won again at the '64 Tokyo Games with shoes on!
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Who was the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon twice and in successive Olympic games?
Abebe Bikila.
Who is the the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon twice and in successive Olympic games?
Abeba Biliki. Ethiopia
Did frank shorter win the Olympic marathon?
Yes
Can anyone become an Olympic athlete?
Yes.Anyone can become an Olympic athlete.But he have to join in Olympic and win.
Who was the first athlete to win four olympic medals in the same olympic game?
Jim Thorpe
Who was the first African to win a gold medal in a marathon?
Kenneth McArthur was the first athlete representing an African nation (South Africa) to win the men's marathon. This was at the 1912 Games in Stockholm. McArthur was born in Northern Ireland. The first African born athlete to win the marathon was Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia at the 1960 Games in Rome.
Who was the youngest athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal?
Shaun White
Who was the first athlete to win four olympic gold medals in the same olympic games?
jim thorpe
Who was the first athlete to win four Olympic gold medals in the same Olympic game?
Jim Thorpe
Who was the only athlete to win the olympic maraton twice and in succsesve Olympic games?
Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia.
Did Malta ever win any Olympic medals?
No. As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.
Who was the first athlete to win an olympic medal and a Super Bowl ring?
Bob Hayes
