The Athlete

Name: The Athlete
Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi

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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 & Crew

Directors: Davey Frankel, Rasselas LakewWriter: Mikael AwakeProducers: Chris Ouwinga, Darryn Welch

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

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