The Athlete (2009)
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.
- Released
- 2009-03-09
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Rasselas Lakew as Abebe Bikila
- Dag Malmberg as Onni
- Ruta Gedmintas as Charlotte
- Abba Waka Dessalegn as . The Priest
- Johnny Ashenafi as Coach Nega
- Woyneshet Belachew as Telephone Operator
- Abebe Bikila as Himself (archive footage)
- Arne Boysen as Gunnar Krogsveen
- Yeneneh Ezra as Emperor Haile Selassie
- Fekadu Gemechu as Uncle
- Mersha Getahun as Bartender
- Tigist Gurma as Motel Manager