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Who?
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Where, When? |
What? |
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Abebe
Bikila
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Rome
Olympic Games, 1960 |
Marathon
- Gold
Fact
1: Abebe Bikila was the first African to win a Gold
medal at the Olympic Games.
Fact
2: He ran the marathon barefoot.
Fact
3: He broke the marathon record. |
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Abebe
Bikila
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Tokyo
Olympic Games, 1964 |
Marathon
- Gold
Fact:
The first and last person to win consecutive marathon
events at the Olympic Games. |
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Mamo
Wolde
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Mexico City
Olympic Games, 1968 |
Marathon
- Gold
More
on Mamo Wolde |
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Derartu
Tulu
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Barcelona
Olympic Games, 1992 |
10
Kilometers - Gold
Fact:
The first African woman to win a Gold medal at the
Olympic Games. |
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Fatuma
Roba
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Atlanta
Olympic Games, 1996 |
Marathon
- Gold
Fact:
The first African woman to win the marathon event at
the Olympic Games. |
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Derartu
Tulu
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Sydney
Olympic Games, 2000 |
10
kilometers - Gold |
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Kenenisa Bekele |
Athens
Olympic Games, 2004 |
10
Kilometers - Gold |
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Meseret Defar Tola |
Athens
Olympic Games, 2004 |
5
Kilometers - Gold |
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Source: http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |
