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	Abebe Bikila Summary
		Bikila was born in the mountains of Ethiopia.
		Abebe Bikila (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
		Bikila was born in Mout, Ethiopia in 1932.
	www.bookrags.com /Abebe_Bikila (2022 words)

	Abebe Bikila
		Abebe Bikila (August 7, 1932 - October 25, 1973) was a two time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
		A member of Emperor Haile Selassie's Imperial Guard, Abebe Bikila, born in Mout, Ethiopia, became a national hero after winning the Olympic gold medal in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
		During the marathon, Bikila passed the Obelisk of Axum, which was stolen in 1937 from Ethiopia by the Italian army after the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/ab/abebe_bikila.html (262 words)

	Nazret.com :: Ethiopian Sport Abebe Bikila
		Abebe Bikila was exceptionally talented at the marathon, winning two gold medals, setting world records, in the process heralding a new era in marathon running, one in which speed was the key to victory, rather than raw strength and endurance.
		Abebe Bikila was born in 1932 in a town called Jato, outside of Addis Ababa.
		Bikila easily won his first major race and later on went to break the 5,000 and 10,000 meter records held by Wami.
	www.nazret.com /sport/abikila.shtml (883 words)

	Abebe Bikila
		Abebe was born in 1932 in a town called Jato about 130 kms away from Addis Ababa, in the district of NeA Denba near Debre Birhan.
		Abebe’s race in the Rome Olympics is what established him as a legend bigger than life and a household name all over the globe.
		The marathon race, particularly, the way Abebe won it barely six weeks after his surgery and the gymnastic display he showed right after finishing the race victoriously is now a classic image engraved in the minds of hundreds of millions of people of this planet.
	www.ethiopians.com /abebe_bikila.htm (857 words)

	Bambooweb: Abebe Bikila
		A police officer and personal bodyguard for emperor Haile Selassie, Abebe Bikila, born in Mout, Ethiopia, became a national hero after winning the Olympic gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
		Also of note, during the marathon, Bikila passed the Obelisk of Axum which was taken from Ethiopia during their war with Italy in the 1930s.
		Bikila was in a weakened condition four years later at the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/a/b/Abebe_Bikila.html (244 words)

	MAMO WOLDE, OLYMPIAN
		He was always second to Bikila who won the Olympic marathon by huge margins at both the 1960 marathon in Rome and the 1964 marathon in Italy.
		Bikila was favored to win the 1968 marathon at Mexico city, but broke a bone in his leg training just before the Olympics.
		Bikila led from the start with Mamo Wolde slightly behind him, but Bikila started to falter at the 15-Kilometer mark and dropped out of the race.
	www.drmirkin.com /fitness/1143.html (380 words)

	Storia di Abebe Bikila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Bikila porta un nuovo modo di correre la maratona: attaccando, ma nella consapevolezza di avere sufficienti riserve per portare a termine la gara in condizioni accettabili.
		Bikila senza scarpe alla maratona olimpica di Roma da' la sensazione di un modo di correre libero ma, per ciò stesso, al di fuori di ogni interpretazione moderna della gara.
		Sia a Roma, sia quattro anni dopo a Tokio, Bikila in partenza si trova nelle ultime posizioni.
	www.tuttopodismo.it /ninni_radicini.htm (1510 words)

	Abebe Bikila - History of Athletics
		Abebe Bikila amazed the world in the 1960 Olympics, in Rome, when just in his second marathon he not only won, but also broke the world record with the time if 2:15:16.
		Bikila came from a simple family of farmers in the south of Ethiopia and was member of the Imperial Guard before succeed in military competitions.
		Abebe Bikila escaped from death due to the Emperor intervention.
	www.copacabanarunners.net /ihistbikila.html (247 words)

	Abebe Bikila
		Abebe Bikila venait d'entrer dans l'histoire de l'athlétisme, une histoire qu'il allait marquer à tout jamais.
		Abebe Bikila est né en 1932 à; Jato à 130 km d'Addis Abeba, au sein d'une famille de paysans.
		Bikila stupéfait à nouveau la foule en effectuant dès la ligne passée une séance de gymnastique afin de récupérer… Il raconte même aux journalistes qu'il aurait pu courir encore une dizaine de kilomètres tellement il se sent frais et dispos.
	www.volodalen.com /32historique/bikila.htm (1246 words)

	Volkskrantblog - Ethiopie - Abebe Bikila the Barefoot runner
		Volkskrantblog - Ethiopie - Abebe Bikila the Barefoot runner
		Bikila's sporting glory meant he was beloved by the masses, and this made him a political pawn.
		Bikila's victories are isolated positives in Ethiopia's modern history, otherwise saturated in tragedy.
	www.volkskrantblog.nl /bericht/77249 (921 words)

	Abebe Bikila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Abebe Bikila was born AugUST 7, 1932 in Ethiopia.
		Abebe Bikila won the Marathon gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, the Marathon gold medal in the 1964 Olympics, and was the Olympic Marathon world record holder.
		In 1970, Abebe Bikila won the Gold Medal in a 25 Km cross-country sledge competition in Norway.
	www.paralumun.com /sportbikila.htm (120 words)

	Memorable Olympic Moments: Abebe Bikila, Rome 1960
		Ethiopian Abebe Bikila was an unforgettable sight running along the ancient Appian Way during that warm Roman evening in 1960.
		The skinny Bikila, running barefoot, flew by the soldiers standing with flaming torches along the darkening course that evening and slowly pulled away from his Moroccan opponent before crossing the finish line at the Arch of Constantine in a world-record time of 2:15:16.
		Bikila would battle back from an appendectomy to repeat as Olympic marathon champion four years later in Tokyo, becoming the first ever to successfully defend a marathon gold medal.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/mm-bikila.html (271 words)

	Terra - Especiales - Iconos Deportivos
		Abebe Bikila en la entrega de la medalla de oro en la maratón de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokyo, 1964.
		Abebe Bikila no pudo ganar su tercera medalla de oro en el maratón olímpico en México 68, pero mucho colaboró para que un compatriota suyo mantuviera el dominio de Etiopía en la histórica prueba.
		Bikila abandonaría en el kilómetro 17, cuando todavía era marcado por corredores que buscaban la victoria.
	www.terra.com /especiales/iconos/bikila.html (841 words)

	Abebe Bikila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In the marathon at Rome, Bikila and Moroccan Rhadi ben Abdesellem, who was making his debut at the distance, stayed with a pack of more experienced runners in the early stages, but by 20km, the pair had opened up a lead of 26 seconds.
		Bikila had undergone an appendectomy only 40 days prior to the marathon in Tokyo on 21 October, but he showed no ill effects from it, as he, Ron Clarke (Australia), and Jim Hogan (Ireland) led the field past 15km.
		Bikila broke free from the other two just before the 20km mark, and then proceeded to run away from the field in a great solo effort, winning (see photo above) by over 4 minutes in a new world's best of 2hr 12min 11.2sec to become the first athlete to win two Olympic marathons.
	www.golf-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1956 (260 words)

	Enciclopedia - Abebe Bikila
		Abebe Bikila (7 de agosto de 1932 - 25 de octubre de 1973) fue un atleta etíope, dos veces ganador de la maratón olímpica.
		Bikila nació en Mout, Etiopía, y llegaría a ser miembro de la Guardia Imperial de Haile Selassie.
		Bikila nunca pudo reponerse totalmente del accidente, y falleció a los 41 años de edad.
	www.enciclopedia.com /es/a/ab/abebe_bikila.php (286 words)

	Abebe Bikila, Famous Athletes
		Bikila was the two-time gold medal winner in the Olympic marathon competition.
		Bikila also made a world record in the history of marathon by finishing the race in 2::15:16.2 seconds.
		Bikila became a national hero after winning the Olympic title as he was the first fl African to win a gold medal in the Olympics.
	www.mapsofworld.com /olympics/great-olympians/athletics/abebe-bikila.html (388 words)

	13 Suns Tours
		Until the coming of Abebe Bikilla in to the world marathon strength and endurance were the two most important qualities expected of runners if they had to emerge as winners.
		After his participation a third element -speed - was introduced.Abebe Bikila, a winner of two gold medals and a setter of world records,was widely recognized as the greatest marathoner of all-time.
		Abebe's race in the Rome Olympics established him as a running legend and as the first African to win an Olympic medal.
	www.13suns.com /abebe.htm (292 words)

	Abebe Bikila - Wikipedia
		Abebe Bikila ni mwanariadha wa Ethiopia ambaye aliwahi kupata medali mbili za dhahabu katika za mbio za masafa marefu katika mashindano ya Olimpiki na kuwa Mwafrika wa kwanza kupata medali katika mashindano ya Olimpiki.
		Abebe Bikila alizaliwa Agosti 17, 1932 nchini Ethiopia.
		Abebe Bikila alishinda medali ya dhahabu katika mashindano ya Olimpiki ya Rome, Italia mwaka 1960.
	sw.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abebe_Bikila (257 words)

	Bikila Abebe - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bikila Abebe - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bikila, Abebe (1932-1973), Ethiopian long-distance and marathon runner who made history in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games by running the marathon...
		Well-known runners include Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, who won the Olympic marathon in 1960 and 1964, and East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski, who took...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Bikila_Abebe.html (84 words)

	Abebe Bikila - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila created a sensation when he ran barefoot in the 1960 Olympic Games marathon in Rome, Italy—and won.
		Then, winning again in 1964, he became the first man to win two consecutive Olympic marathons.
		In the photo here Bikila has a slight lead over Morocco’s Rhadi ben Abdesselem at the Rome games in 1960.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461520627/Abebe_Bikila.html (57 words)

	Abebe Bikila - História do Atletismo
		Abebe Bikila assombrou o mundo na Olímpica de 1960, em Roma, quando, apenas em sua segunda maratona, não só venceu mas também bateu o recorde mundial com 2:15:16.
		Tragicamente Abebe Bikila ficou paralítico devido a um acidente de carro em 1969.
		Bikila faleceu em 26 de Outubro de 1973.
	www.copacabanarunners.net /histbikila.html (267 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		When Bikila reached the obelisk, he was running even with Rhadi Ben Abdesselem of Morocco.
		Although no one had ever won the marathon twice, Bikila returned to the Olympics in 1964, even though he had undergone an appendectomy 40 days before the race.
		Bikila took a clear lead by the halfway mark and steadily pulled away to win by more than four minutes.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=18263 (181 words)

	Abebe Bikila's Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Five years later Bikila was in a tragic car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down for the remainder of his life.
		Bikila continued to be a national hero in Ethiopia, where many people made pilgrimages to visit him before his death in 1973.
		Abebe Bikila não pôde ganhar a sua terceira medalha de ouro na maratona olímpica do México 68, mas colaborou muito para que um compatriota seu mantivesse o domínio Etíope na história da prova.
	www.madeinethiopia.net /ethiopiasport/MARATHON/Men_s_Marathon/Abebe_Bikila_/Links/links.html (1093 words)

	Running Barefoot, Books, TriumphTragedy1996Bikila
		The story of Abebe Bikila's life as related to his daughter, Tsige, by his mother and grandmother.
		Bikila sets another world record at 2:12:11 and becomes the first marathoner to finish in under 2:13.
		on October 22, 1973 Abebe Bikila died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 41.
	www.runningbarefoot.org /?name=TriumphTragedy1996Bikila (438 words)

	Boston.com / 1999 Boston Marathon
		To watch old film of the legendary Ethiopian in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, where he competed barefoot and straight and proud, is to understand that for the chosen few, running a marathon is the most natural thing in the world.
		Running with a local club on Saturday mornings, barbecuing, sunbathing, even playing volleyball (''They'd sneak down when no one was there and they'd try batting the ball around,'' said Long of their introduction to the sport) appealed to the vacationers, although Roba drew the line at riding the roller coaster.
		Bikila, however, did not run well in his only Boston appearance, finishing fifth in 1963 in 2:24:43.
	www.boston.com /marathon/stories/roba041799.htm (784 words)

	Abebe Bikila - Resultados de la búsqueda - MSN Encarta
		Abebe Bikila - Resultados de la búsqueda - MSN Encarta
		Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), corredor etíope de fondo y de maratón que hizo historia en los Juegos Olímpicos de Roma en 1960 al correr el maratón...
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	es.encarta.msn.com /Abebe_Bikila.html (53 words)

	COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE - ATHLÈTES
		Abebe Bikila est né en Ethiopie le 7 août 1932, le jour même où eut lieu le marathon des Jeux Olympiques de Los Angeles.
		Bikila, qui courait pieds nus, décida, avec son entraîneur Onni Niskanen, d'attaquer à un peu plus d'un kilomètre de l'arrivée.
		Abebe Bikila se détacha nettement à mi-parcours et, continuant sur sa lancée, remporta le marathon avec plus de quatre minutes d'avance sur ses poursuivants, en un temps record de 2:12:11.2.
	www.olympic.org /fr/athletes/heroes/bio_fr.asp?PAR_I_ID=18263 (195 words)

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