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abebe bikila in 1968 ethiopia 1897 25 october 1973 addis ababa , ethiopia jato , ethiopia 57 kg lb on 1.77 m ftin on athletics 7 august 1932 abebe bikila 1968c.jpg abebe bikila
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abebe bikila

abebe bikila -lrb- amharic : አበበ ቢቂላ ; august 7 , 1932 -- october 25 , 1973 -rrb- 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 .
