Abebe Bikila.
Abeba Biliki. Ethiopia
Actually, that has happened twice. Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won gold in the marathon at the 1960 Games in Rome and 1964 Games in Tokyo and Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany won gold in the marathon at the 1976 Games in Montreal and 1980 Games in Moscow.
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.
Dan Robinson was the only athlete representing Great Britain in men's marathon at the 2008 Games in Beijing. He finished 24th.
No. The marathon wasn't part of the ancient games.
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marathon
That has happened twice ... 1) Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia at the 1960 Games in Rome and 1964 Games in Tokyo. 2) Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany at the 1976 Games in Montreal and 1980 Games in Moscow.
the first olympic games were in greece. the marathon also originated in greece.
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!
No.