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The Athlete

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Calorie Rating: 129
Released: 2009-03-09
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Studios: Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta,


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.

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Cast

Rasselas Lakew
Character: Abebe Bikila
Dag Malmberg
Character: Onni
Ruta Gedmintas
Character: Charlotte

Abba Waka Dessalegn
Character: . The Priest
Johnny Ashenafi
Character: Coach Nega
Woyneshet Belachew
Character: Telephone Operator

Abebe Bikila
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Arne Boysen
Character: Gunnar Krogsveen
Yeneneh Ezra
Character: Emperor Haile Selassie

Fekadu Gemechu
Character: Uncle
Mersha Getahun
Character: Bartender
Tigist Gurma
Character: Motel Manager

Benito Mussolini
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Hristo Petkov
Character: Archery coach
Ekaterina Petrova
Character: Journalist

Assefa Tegene
Character: Male Border Guard
Zelalem Yetagesu
Character: Rude Officer


Production and Crew

Chris Ouwinga
Executive Producer

Mesereta Argaw
Associate Producer

Susannah Ludwig
Associate Producer