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His life was so short...
SportsVideos100 1 year ago
In terms of whether or not he was first to enter to Stadium - The fact is ; he entered as second, there is a documentary which I watched many years ago that shows all this - The documentary was televised by HBO in US. As to the rules governing the Olympic games, I can only tell you that back in 1960 those rules were very different then Today !
ryahya1 1 year ago
Listen carefully starting at 1:22. He was only able to win one time after putting shoes back on. He injured himself in 1968 at 17Km with shoes on. Shoes are the problem. Slip on some Vibram FiveFingers and make your feet strong and happy again.
firstdaddy 2 years ago 2
Hahah! run without track shoes, wow! that is the first time in Olympic history! I salute them!
Greetings from Nahum
pabanil 2 years ago
With respect and admiration for Abebe, but in this race he entered the stadium as second ( 2) - the 1 st runner was Abdessalam Radi from Morocco who was also running barefoot, but went in the opposite direction or clockwise !
ryahya1 2 years ago
Though, I am happy, as an Ethiopian, that Abebe won, I just couldn't help but imagine the frustration of Abdessalam. How come the guards didn't tell him the right direction? Or was knowing the direction part of the race? Wow! I really felt sad for him. It is frustrating and regrettable loss.
ethiopiaorth 2 years ago 2
Nobody miss direction or anything,
/watch?v=vca1QGVAshM
/watch?v=nQmqEIYI-GU
truth2btold66 2 years ago
wow, you are living in your complete fantasy world, don't you morocco ? Abebe won this marathon fair and square! actually not wearing a shoe, he gave everybody an advance including your abdessalam. Check this Vids
/watch?v=vca1QGVAshM
/watch?v=nQmqEIYI-GU
He passed him way before and he has shoe on too. lol you are funny as hell.
truth2btold66 2 years ago
@ryahya1, that's bull. if he had runned the wrong direction and crossed the line he would have been disqualified immediately, that never happened 'cause what you wrote is a fabrication. Here is the truth, first of all he didnt run barefoot and second he crossed the line 26 seconds later behind ABEBE BIKILA. so stop fabricating a lie and trashing the name of our great ETHIOPIAN hero.
joneszepower 1 year ago
@ryahya1 and third look at the footage carefully, does it look like the crossline were in a stadium? It looks like Asphalt rather than track.
joneszepower 1 year ago
was that selassie ? at 2:13
motus 2 years ago
Yes. It is Haile Selassie - then Emperor of Ethiopia
zombie266 2 years ago
Back in 1975 when i was 12 i ran over three miles barefeet because he inspired me very much. Abebe bikila was the man!
hunli75 2 years ago
one of my heroes
Bmen64 2 years ago 4
this is an awesome video, thanks for posting!
red8beluu 3 years ago
wat about barry magee
third
why is he never mentioned
joshsta007 3 years ago
My dad named me after this dude!!
925ninja 3 years ago
Without him there will be no ethiopian runners...So, give it up to Abebe bikila!
esue12 3 years ago 2
yesuurr we own this..
900kingkongs 3 years ago
god bless you for this wonderful video
Abebe bikila we will never forget you
and today the ethiopian team for the olympics still make us proud
galethio 3 years ago