Track and field athlete Abebe Bikila

Abebe Bikila

Living place: Australia

Birthday: 7-8-1932 (92 years old)

Global rank: #34201

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Track and field athlete Abebe Bikila profile

Who is Track and field athlete Abebe Bikila?
Long-distance runner-up became the first African to win a black gold medal after winning the marathon gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
He won two career Olympic marathon gold medals while barefoot running.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was discovered by sports coach Onni Niskanen while living in a small village in Ethiopia.

Family life info

He has four children: Dawit, Tsige, Yetnayet, and Teferia

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Track and field athlete Abebe Bikila?
He lit the way for future marathon Olympic gold medalists like Paul Tergat.

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When was Track and field athlete Abebe Bikila born?
Abebe Bikila birthday 7-8-1932 (at the age of 92).
Where is Track and field athlete Abebe Bikila's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Abebe Bikila was born in Australia. is a Track and field athlete, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Abebe Bikila's global rank is 34201 and whose rank is 51 in list of famous Track and field athlete.
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Events in 1932 and 7-8

Events in the world in the birth year of Abebe Bikila

  • Nazis lead in German elections with 230 Reichstag seats.
  • Famine is widespread in U.S.S.R.

Birthday Abebe Bikila (7-8) in history

  • Day 7-8 year 1789: Congress established the U.S. War Department.
  • Day 7-8 year 1947: The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles, crashed into a reef in the Pacific.
  • Day 7-8 year 1959: The United States launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of Earth.
  • Day 7-8 year 1964: Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which expanded President Johnson's use of military powers in the Vietnam War.
  • Day 7-8 year 1987: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, making the 2.7 mile trip through the frigid waters of the Bering Strait. Cox is surprised by the (relatively) warm welcome she receives from the Soviets.
  • Day 7-8 year 1998: U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed, by terrorists. Some 224 were killed and more than 5,500 injured.
  • Day 7-8 year 2000: Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Conn., was selected by Al Gore to be the first Jewish vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket.
  • Day 7-8 year 2007: Barry Bonds passes Hank Aaron on baseball’s all-time homerun list. The record, however, is discredited by many because of Bond’s alleged steroid use.
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