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Shambel Abebe Bikila (Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. [3]
Zola Budd (also known as Zola Pieterse; born 26 May 1966) is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner.She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres.
Redshirt year [clarification needed], Estrada ran a personal-best time in the 10K (27:32.90) at the Payton Jordan Invitational as an unattached athlete to earn his ticket to London. He competed in front of 80,000 fans at London's Olympic Stadium on August 4 in the men's 10000 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 21st in a time of 28:36.19.
Aug. 4—Former University of New Mexico golfer Victor Perez, of France, shot a 63 on Sunday to come within one shot of a medal in the Olympic men's golf tournament. A fan favorite at Le Golf ...
Jim Redmond, the father who rushed to help his son in one of the Olympic Games' most memorable and inspirational moments, died at age 81 on Sunday, according to the British Olympic Association (BOA).
Keino was the flag bearer for Kenya in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies. [9] Keino retired in 1973. [6] He is on the cover of the October 1968 issue of Track and Field News, the first issue following the Olympics. [10] He shared the cover of the September 1969 issue with Naftali Bon. [11]
Team Great Britain brought a heartwarming moment to the 2024 Summer Olympics. A supportive crowd at Paris' Stade de France national stadium rallied around Britain's Megan Keith as she crossed the ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...