Ethiopian
Abebe Bikila: The Story Of The African Who Won An Olympic Gold Medal Barefoot (Watch Video)
Abebe Bikila was the first African to win an Olympic gold medal while running barefoot in the 1960 Rome marathon. With his marathon triumph in the 1960 Olympics, Abebe became the first black athlete representing an African country to win an Olympic gold medal. Abebe was born in the Ethiopian village of Jato in 1932. As…
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Ethiopian man jumps out of moving vehicle to save drowning 10-year-old child
A young Ethiopian man named Abdi Tufa has been heralded as a lifesaver after he jumped from...
