TMDb5.9 / 10

The Athlete (2009)

Name: The Athlete
Director: Davey Frankel
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009-03-09
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi

92 min · Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America · Dir. Davey Frankel

Drama History 2009 movies

Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon.