Bikila, Abebe b. August 7, 1932 d. October 25, 1973 Olympic Champion. He was born in Jato, Ethiopia. He won the Olympic Marathon twice, in 1960 and 1964. He set a new world record at Rome in 1960 and was the first African to win an Olympic gold medal. He set a new world record in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He won marathon world championships in 1960 and 1962. In 1968 he was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He continued to compete athletically winning a 25km cross-country sledge competition in Norway in 1970. His...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo) Saint Joseph's Church Cemetery, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia
b. August 7, 1932 d. October 25, 1973