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Bikila

American

[bih-kee-luh] / bɪˈki lə /

noun

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

Bikila British

/ bɪˈkiːlə /

noun

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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Hattori, who watched the marathon about four kilometers from the finish, saw Bikila race past to great applause.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2021

Bikila was the first Olympic gold medal winner from sub-Saharan Africa, setting the standard for great African runners.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2020

Bikila tested a pair before choosing to run the marathon barefoot just as he trained.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2020

Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila retained his Olympic marathon title in 1964 just 40 days after having his appendix removed.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2016

I can remember my father acting out the tableau from his own boyhood: Abebe Bikila crossing the finish line.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2016

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