The Athlete
The athlete
Watch the athlete Full Movie Online. 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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Country: Ethiopia, Germany, United States
- Director: Rasselas Lakew
- Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi, Woyneshet Belachew, Abebe Bikila, Arne Boysen, Yeneneh Ezra, Fekadu Gemechu, Mersha Getahun, Tigist Gurma, Benito Mussolini, Hristo Petkov, Ekaterina Petrova, Assefa Tegene, Zelalem Yetagesu,
