The Athlete

Name: The Athlete
Director: Rasselas Lakew
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009-03-09T
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi

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Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon.

Actor: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi, Woyneshet Belachew, Abebe Bikila, Arne Boysen, Yeneneh Ezra, Fekadu Gemechu

Director: Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel

Years: 2009

Country: Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America

Quality: HD

Production: Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta

The Athlete

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