[DOC] [TLE] Abebe Bikila - Wikipedia [PAR] Abebe Bikila was a double Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia, most 
famous for winning a marathon gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics while 
running barefoot. A stadium in Addis Ababa is named in his honor. Contents. [
hide]. 1 Background. 1.1 193259; 1.2 1960 Olympic marathon win  Rome; 1.3 
196064 .... "I wanted the world to know that my country, Ethiopia, has always 
won with... [DOC] [TLE] Abebe Bikila: barefoot to Olympic gold - Olympics [PAR] In 1960, 28 year-old Abebe Bikila amazed the world when, unknown and ... the 
first East African to win a medal, but also because he ran the event barefoot. [DOC] [TLE] Abebe Bikila: First Africa and the World's Double Olympic Marathon ... [PAR] Feb 5, 2012 ... Ethiopian legend Abebe Bikila was Africa's first world record breaking athlete/ ... 
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome on September 10th, Bikila who had ... 
Legendary Mamo Wolde who would win Olympic silver/ gold and bronze, .... In 
the same year, in Berlin, Bikila won in the 10000m run at a track meet. [DOC] [TLE] Abebe Bikila ran the 1960 Summer Olympics marathon barefoot in a ... [PAR] Abebe Bikila ran the 1960 Summer Olympics marathon barefoot in a record time 
of ... hurdles round 1 heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the 
Olympic .... later and became the first person to win the race twice, setting a world 
record. .... marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who had run bare-foot in 1960 Rome 
Olympic. [DOC] [TLE] "On This Day" - September 10, 1960 CE  Abebe Bikila Wins the ... [PAR] Abebe Bikila ran the 1960 Summer Olympics marathon barefoot in a record time 
... The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at 
the ... Bolt finished the event in first place with a time of 9.69, a new World Record
. ..... American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold
... [DOC] [TLE] Abebe Bikila - Pinterest [PAR] Abebe Bikila ~ In the 1960 Olympic games, Ethiopian marathoner Abebe ... Bikila 
wowed the sporting world when he clinched the gold medal, running the ... win 
an Olympic gold medal -- and he achieve this tremendous feat barefoot. ..... 1998 
Seoul Olympic Games, Bronze Medal, Edwin Moses, Track and Field 400 meter. [DOC] [TLE] Ten Greatest Moments in Olympic Distance Running | Runner's World [PAR] Aug 9, 2012 ... Going into the 800 at the 1960 Rome Olympics, New Zealand's ... At Tokyo four 
years later, Snell had another surprise in store: He would try to win the Olympic 
800 and ..... After the Games, Elliott went on a European tour, running 11 races in 
... 3: Abebe Bikila's victories in the marathon at Rome (1960) and... [DOC] [TLE] Fate & The Marathon | Runner's World [PAR] Dec 9, 2013 ... The last 10 miles of the 1960 Olympic marathon in Rome were run in darkness. ... 
As he ran past we saw with astonishment that he was barefoot. Abebe Bikila's 
bare feet flicked over the hot surface. .... in the take-no-prisoners world of English 
running, even winning the national 10-mile track title in 1962. [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Hero Abebe Bikila at Tadias Magazine [PAR] Jul 26, 2008 ... marathon runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals Abebe Bikila ... He 
suffered a severe spinal injury which ended his running ... feats in track events  
winning 14 gold, five silver and 12 bronze medals. ... WORLD REORD AT 2:15:
16.2. ... Barefoot: Bikila won Olympic gold at the 1960 Rome Games... [DOC] [TLE] Barefoot Runner: The Life of Marathon Champion Abebe Bikila: Paul ... [PAR] Editorial Reviews. From Publishers Weekly. Abebe Bikila, a soldier in the 
imperial guard of ... Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic 
gold medal. ... of development and culture in the Third World, he also ghost-wrote 
Phoolan ... He won the marathon in the 1960 games while running barefoot, then 
defied...

Question: Running barefoot, Abebe Bikila surprised the track world by winning this Olympic event in 1960
Answer: The Marathon