Bikila

American  

[bih-kee-luh] / bɪˈki lə /

noun

1. Abebe 1932–73, Ethiopian track-and-field athlete.

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Bikila British  

/ bɪˈkiːlə /

noun

1. Abebe (əˈbeɪbeɪ). 1932–73, Ethiopian long-distance runner: winner of the Marathon at the Olympic Games in Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964)

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Example Sentences

Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia took gold at the 1960 Rome Games while running barefoot, and again in Tokyo in 1964, this time in shoes, and famously performed calisthenics in the infield.

From New York Times

It seemed immaterial somehow that Eliud Kipchoge, the 36-year-old Kenyan world-record holder in that nutty old human pursuit, the marathon, would become just the third person to repeat as Olympic champion, following upon Abebe Bikila in 1960-64 and Waldemar Cierpinski in 1976-80.

From Washington Post

After Bikila and Heatley left the podium, he stood alone showered in cheers.

From New York Times

Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian who captured the gold medal in Rome in 1960 while running barefoot, finished four minutes earlier, setting a world record.

From New York Times

As Bikila did calisthenics in the infield, Tsuburaya headed to the finish line looking exhausted and pained.

From New York Times