Olympics Trivia #2

August 9, 2008

In 1960, marathoner Abebe Bikila became the first man ever to win the event barefoot.  Not only was the first person to ever win the event this way, he was the first ever African to win an Olympic gold medal.

What country is Bikila from?

A) Kenya

B) Ethiopia

C) Zimbabwe

D) Sudan

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Bikila is from the country of Ethiopia.  He won the marathon again in 1964, but wore shoes!

Posted by seth | Filed Under olympics, Blog 

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