The Athlete

The Athlete 2009 Directed by Davey Frankel , Rasselas Lakew The athlete

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.

Country USA

Production Countries Ethiopia , Germany , USA

Language English

Spoken Languages Amharic , English

Gneres Drama , History

Production Companies Instinctive Film , AV Patchbay , El Atleta

Release Date 9 March 2009

92 mins