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Abebe BIKILA

Countries
Ethiopia
Roles
Olympic athlete
From … To
7.8.1932 - 25.10.1973
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67392
Literature
RUBINI, Constance et al., Playground : Le design des sneakers, 2020

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Sculpture of Abebe Bikila's bare foot, two-time marathon Olympic champion in 1960 and 1964.

Symbolically represented: Abebe BIKILA
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Rome 1960, commemorative medal representing Abebe BIKILA (ETH).

Created: The Franklin Mint ...

Film poster, "The athlete", 2009.

Visually represented: Abebe BIKILA ...

Promotional poster for the book "Bikila. Ethiopia's Barefoot Olympian" by Tim Judah, 2009.

Visually represented: Abebe BIKILA

Poster with Abebe BIKILA (ETH), Olympic champion at the Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.

Visually represented: Abebe BIKILA
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