10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIKILA»
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Bikila: Ethiopia's Barefoot Olympian
The life and times of the world's greatest marathon runner.
First biography of the world's greatest runner-vivid retelling of Bikila's triumph over adversity.
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Running Through the Ages
A problem arose for Bikila when he discovered that his running shoes were worn
out. After buying a new pair and finding they gave him blisters, he quietly
informed his coach he intended to run barefoot. He was used to running without
shoes, ...
Edward Seldon Sears, 2008
Bikila Bikila, Abebe (b. August 7, 1932; d. October 22, 1973). Most students of the
sport acknowledge Abebe Bikila as the greatest marathon runner who ever lived
and, ironically, the most tragic figure in the sport. Bikila was a natural running ...
Richard Benyo, Joe Henderson, 2002
At 30 kilometers (1:34:29), the African duo of Bikila and Rhadi had a two- minute
lead over Magee and Popov (1:36:52), partly because they had quickened their
pace yet again. Another minute later came Bakir and Mihalic, clocked at 1:37:51.
David E. Martin, Roger W. H. Gynn, 2000
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Reading Comprehension Nonfiction 2 Reproducible Book with CD
(page. 2). COMPREHENSION: Circle a letter. 1. As a child, Bikila was a a.
newspaper delivery boy. b. high school dropout. c. shepherd. 2. In the Olympics,
Bikila raced in the a. marathon. b. hurdles. 3. Abebe Bikila raced barefoot
because he ...
Joanne Suter, Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2013
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African ...
Abebe Bikila was born in Mout, ETHIOPIA. Before competing as a runner he was
a member of the imperial bodyguard of HAILE SELASSIE I, the Ethiopian
emperor. The marathon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy was only
Bikila's ...
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2005
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Dictionary of African Biography
Bellville, South Africa: University of the Western Cape Institute for Historical
Research, 1990 . mohamed adhikari Abebe Bikila (1932–1973), Ethiopian
athlete, was born on 7 August 1932 in Jato, a village located some eighty miles
from Addis ...
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates, 2012
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The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
After trailing quietly behind a pack of Europeans for more than half of the race,
Bikila finally moved into the lead. Only Rhadi ben Abdesselem from Morocco was
able to match Bikila's great strides. But the pace soon proved too demanding for ...
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The World's Greatest Olympians
Bikila. Abebe Bikila was an outstanding marathon runner. He was the first person
to win the Olympic marathon twice. He won gold in Rome in 1960 and repeated
this achievement four years later at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIKILA»
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Too big, too costly, too ugly – bad start for Tokyo stadium
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia and Jim Hogan of Ireland compete in the Men's Marathon during the Irish athletes on the highs and lows of Tokyo ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
African team on long road to respectability
When Abebe Bikila turned up for the Olympic marathon in Rome in 1960, few took him as a serious contender, especially when he arrived at ... «The Times, Jul 15»
Oromia Police dominates 31st Abebe Bikila Marathon Race
Hawassa, Ethiopia – Oromia Police dominated the 31st edition of the Abebe Bikila marathon race held here on Sunday with victories in both ... «EthioSports, Jul 15»
15 Facts about Ethiopia
Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian, won Africa's first Olympic gold medal, in 1960. About 70% of the mountains of Africa are in this country. Lake Tana ... «EthioSports, Jun 15»
Five Fingers running
I tried the Five Fingers Womens Bikila Evo (£139.00) at Naked ape. Essentially they look like gloves for the feet which meant that they fit around ... «SportsBlog.com, Jun 15»
Robots Should Play Football - Not Humans
Safe sports do exist, like track and field - the fleet-footed can race each other, ala Usain Bolt or Abebe Bikila, and the explosively strong can ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jun 15»
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Gebrselassie had a role model to inspire his dreams of an Olympic gold: fellow Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila, who won a gold for their country ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
Ethiopia inspiration for Bikila derby tilt
Bikila has followed a similar path to Ethiopia and Cedarberg ahead of Saturday's $2 million Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. «The West Australian, Apr 15»
Trainer Pat Carey aiming to capture an unlikely second Australian …
Sydney, Australia: Mornington trainer Pat Carey will be hoping Bikila can emulate Ethiopia by causing an upset in the Group 1 Australian Derby ... «Racingbase.com, Mar 15»
Australian Derby 2015: Bikila follows Ethiopia's path to staying …
Carey said Bikila's win at Sandown, his first from four runs, was completed with plenty of courage, and there is still plenty of upside to the son of ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
