
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.

as Abebe Bikila

as Onni

as Charlotte

as . The Priest

as Coach Nega

as Telephone Operator

as Himself (archive footage)

as Gunnar Krogsveen

as Emperor Haile Selassie

as Uncle

as Bartender

as Motel Manager

as Himself (archive footage)

as Archery coach

as Journalist

as Male Border Guard

as Rude Officer