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Ethiopia at the Olympics

• They first competed at the Olympic Games in 1956.

• In Rome, 1960, Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, becomes the first black African to take home a gold medal.

• Then four years later in 1964, Abebe was the first man to successfully defend the marathon title. He only wore shoes for the second victory.

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