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Barefoot Runner: The Life of Marathon Champion Abebe Bikila

Paperback • 2007 • English

Barefoot Runner: The Life of Marathon Champion Abebe Bikila

By Paul Rambali

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About the book

Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the marathon running barefoot in Rome in 1960 and won again wearing shoes in Tokyo in 1964, becoming the first person to win the most gruelling of all human contests twice.

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9781852429041

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Serpent's tail

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Barefoot Runner: The Life of Marathon Champion Abebe Bikila

Format

Paperback

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