That was Ethiopian Abebe Bikila at the 1960 Games in Rome. He set an Olympic record time of 2:15:16.2 and became the first African to win an Olympic gold medal. Bikila also won the marathon at the 1964 Games but wore shoes in that race.
In the 1980 Olympics, the gold and silver medal winners for the men's coxless pairs event were teams of identical twins.
In 1980. By the way, it was the Summer Olympics.
1980. By the way, it was the Summer Olympics.
Field hockey becomes a medal sport for women in the Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team went undefeated to win the Olympic gold medal.
Papua New Guinea has sent a team to every Summer Olympics, except 1980, since 1976. They have not won an Olympic medal.
A total of 959 athletes from 70 countries participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
1980 summer Olympics
1980. By the way, it was the Summer Olympics.
In 1980. By the way, it was the Summer Olympics.
The 1984 Summer Games were held in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Guyana has sent a team to every Summer Olympics since the 1948 Games in London. They have won one medal, a bronze by Michael Anthony in men's bantamweight boxing at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
From 1928 Amsterdam Olympics to 1956 Melbourne Olympics India won six consecutive gold medals at hockey. The two other gold medals for India came in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Olympics