Bikila

[bih-kee-luh]

noun

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

Bikila

/ 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)

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.

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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.

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

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

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Through the first 10 kilometers, Ron Clarke of Australia, Jim Hogan of Ireland and Bikila formed a lead pack.

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