"I want the world to know that my country Ethiopia always won with determination and heroism." Abebe Bikila RIP my Hero

@guybartlett9587

2 жыл бұрын

My hero too!

@TheGammingPie

Жыл бұрын

He's amazing and he embodies the Olympic spirit!

This weirdly lighthearted take on Abebe Bikila's achievement skips blithely over the fact that he grew up in an Ethiopia occupied by Mussolini's Italy after the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935-9. As a young boy he had to flee with his family to a remote part of the country and spent a chunk of his childhood under Italian imperial rule. Only a couple of decades later, here he was in the capital of that former invader, running barefoot past the ruins of an older Roman empire. Those torches lighting the Appian Way during the marathon were held by Italian soldiers. Quite what extra frisson it all held for him can only be imagined, and one might guess there was a certain extra satisfaction for Haile Selassie - the Ethiopian emperor exiled during the war and occupation - when he honoured Abebe afterwards. Strange and sad irony, though, in Bikila being given a VW Beetle by his grateful nation to celebrate his Olympic victory - in 1969 he crashed it, leaving him paralysed and unable ever to walk again, let alone run, and ultimately leading to his early death at only 41. Even in a wheelchair, mind, he competed at the 1970 Stoke Mandeville Games, predecessor of the Paralympics. What an athlete he was.

@texabara

6 жыл бұрын

Somnogenesis 4 👍🏽

@Somnogenesis

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome X-Zap, thank you.

@brookhouse3041

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling us his story.

@talonwoody

5 жыл бұрын

WOW

@dfpguitar

5 жыл бұрын

wow crazy and tragic story, thanks for sharing.

I don't know him before this video, i'm not even ethiopian, but i am so proud of him idk 😂

@user-rx6nh6el8y

4 жыл бұрын

비킬린아베베 대단한선수입니다 올림픽 두번이나 제패하신선수 56년전에 있었던영상 감동적입니다 감사합니다

@yenebetatube679

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-rx6nh6el8y😂😂😂 can you translat an English or Amharic 🙏

@bhskrbr4

3 жыл бұрын

Rite No One Know Where Ethopia After He Was Won Whole Earth Know Ethopia

@kiyakassa1726

3 жыл бұрын

@@bhskrbr4 Except Italians 😉

@ari-vw9kz

2 жыл бұрын

IK

Barefoot and scorching cement? The guy's a monster.

@jordanhoward9711

5 жыл бұрын

"Hot Hot Hot."

@JohnSmith-mo2sv

5 жыл бұрын

maybe the hot cement made him run faster

@alifkembaraalam2487

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-mo2sv hm logic

@Mcthindi

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-mo2sv moron,

@rndmbs

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mcthindi what

Records were broken at every Olympics. Records are meant to be broken. But running bare footed were not even attempted by any other marathon runners after him not to mention winning the gold medal in doing so. Extremely rare talent.

To think Bikila would've immediately dropped down to last if there had been a lego on the course

@paulfogartysongs

5 жыл бұрын

greatest single comment on youtube.

@gravityman7875

5 жыл бұрын

I'm dead lol

@uberness

4 жыл бұрын

RunFor OurLives have you ever stepped on a lego

@sudipachakravarty2332

4 жыл бұрын

thank god Legos weren't there then

@daqedo

4 жыл бұрын

@RunFor OurLives have you ever heard of a joke?

That, to me, is the most astonishing athletic achievement by any athlete in any sport.

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

💙❤🤍

@valar_dohaeris7387

2 жыл бұрын

Would have being even more impressive if he defended his title without wearing shoes too

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

@@valar_dohaeris7387 I'm sure he could've done that haha. But still This is the greatest thing ever in the olympics 😂💜

ABEBE BIKILA is the finest marathon runner ever. I was a teenager, when he won in Rome Olympic. He repeated this feat in 1964 Tokyo Olympic too. He remains my alltime legendary hero. A big salute to him. 👌👌👌👍👍👍

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

💙❤🤍

@kesharisuthar3268

2 жыл бұрын

@@waterproof4403 Thanks. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@sekinaabdo1399

10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@kesharisuthar3268

10 ай бұрын

@@sekinaabdo1399 Thanks and delighted to get a great response. 😊😊🙏🙏

"I want to world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism" 💕 this phase hit me hard, anythings in this world can be achieved if you are determine

@roastteaser6070

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and this phrase has even more to it when you know that ethiopians have won battle against italians in 1889 pushing back colonial move. Then the italians were back in the mid 19 30's and occupied the country for 5 years. Even then they were occupying only the big cities because as soon as they go in the rural, they were facing ethiopian resistance. And here he reminds them that being underdogs and under equipped, determination can reverse probabilities and statistics.

@awfan221

5 жыл бұрын

@@roastteaser6070 Just a slight correction, we beat them in 1896 (battle of adwa). For WW2, we managed to hold the Italians off long enough (from colonizing us) for the Brits to come to our aid (largely thanks to emperor haile selassie).

@healthylifestyle2429

2 жыл бұрын

Anything in any world would be achieved with determination!

Mr. Bikila- what a man on the planet! He aptly taught the world that determination is key to success. Two back to back Olympic gold medals, respective of the fact he tried to run a marathon after the age of 24. Just incredible, salute to him.

His mental strength to tolerate pain is just incredible

3:51 I dont think he was dancing, he was warming down

@campkira

4 жыл бұрын

Need to do that....

@waterproof4403

4 жыл бұрын

😂♥️

@megdelawitedao7540

3 жыл бұрын

Same ❤🥰

@melkamuamera3642

3 жыл бұрын

yes indeed

He is a legend, a true hero! 👣 😰😰 R.I.P ❤️❤️ Lots of love, from Brazil.

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

❤🤍💙

To this day there is no one who could make push ups after running 42 km! Abebe Bikila is an amazing person with too much energy!

Someone should make a movie out of that..

@sweetsamia6257

5 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree.

@natesilvers2166

5 жыл бұрын

They did

@vr1vairup529

3 жыл бұрын

@@natesilvers2166 What is the movie name?

@ohh28

3 жыл бұрын

@@natesilvers2166 what’s it called

@ari-vw9kz

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohh28 i guess it’s called “The Athlete”

Excellent..cannot get enough of this channel

@Olympics

6 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@Yasinery.

6 жыл бұрын

Lucky human

@georgegarcia406

6 жыл бұрын

It is a great channel however it still irks me that they don't discuss the '68 Olympics or how they banned Smith, Carlos & Norman from competition sports for simply standing up for human rights.

The people that made this video called this incredible history of a legend" strange thing" he cleared the way for every black athletes. It's a crime how underrated he is.🖤🖤Much love and respect💚💛❤

This is what legends are made of!

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

❤💙🤍

This is an amazing story and worthy of a ninety minute documentary. I find it hilarious that he ran barefoot simply because he found all shoes offered to him uncomfortable. I can't help but wonder if it was simply down to his secret sponsorship deal with Puma which persuaded him into shoes at the next Olympics?

@22espec

3 жыл бұрын

Puma hadn't hear about him until that day and running barefoot for an Ethiooian shepperd is not a big deal there.

As a marathon runner myself I've really taken note of how running shoes have altered our running gait in a really negative way. It totally makes us do heel Strikes which is not efficient and not good for our bodies either. Running Barefoot makes you strike the top of your foot first rather than coming down on your heel. A lot of the Ethiopian runners have got a natural gate where they strike with the top of their foot first. This is why Minimalist Shoes have come out recently to keep people from striking with her heels

@shahthecurious

2 жыл бұрын

this is for real because I started running barefoot 4 months ago and my strides and feet are actually more comfortable ironically.

Bikila House was one of the competition 'houses' in the junior college I taught in. I'd often ask students assigned to that House if they knew who Bikila was. None I asked knew, and I had to point them to the library to find out (those were pre-internet days).

@beteaberra631

3 жыл бұрын

Which country is Bikila House in? Because in Ethiopia everybody know him.

Watching this now, 2021, never knew about Bikila, much respect to him.

Africans r very talented, wow very inspiring

To think that he dominated in Italy, the same country that attempted to dominate Ethiopia a few decades earlier

@rediettadesse2828

3 жыл бұрын

😊😊

NOT strange but rather brave1 The video undermines the achievement of his excellency!!!

@fahadfaraj1263

4 жыл бұрын

It is well known that rome Olympic allowed Abebe Bikila to made a stamp of authority of Ethiopians on the marathon domination

God bless you and Ethiopia, such a humble athlete with brilliant talent 👌💕💖🙏

No words. What Abebe bekele had done should be taught. That's what we call a real hero. Proud of what had done. Much love.

He truelly is my hero. Running bare foot and winning ...he is amazing. So proud to be an Ethiopian. Love and respect for him.

growing as a kid I remember the olympics black and white coverage "live via satellite". I remember this guy winning two in a row, once barefoot. It just seemed incredible. If you look at his times, he was running like 2:15 marathons.

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

💙🤍❤

He just became my inspiration

Nessuno come lui si certo oggi hanno record migliori ma per me l'emblema del piu grande maratoneta e' lui Abebe Bikila !

Abebe Bikila is indeed an inspiration of the generations of African athlets.

Thanks for keeping the correct aspect ratio !!

**Steps on a tiny rock**

@12345marios

5 жыл бұрын

Athlete: my feet!

@stayontrack

4 жыл бұрын

Would barely feel it with his callouses. This is a guy that did most of his training barefoot for years on dirt roads with tons of rocks

@MrCmon113

3 жыл бұрын

You step on small rocks all the time when running / hiking barefoot.

@kiyakassa1726

3 жыл бұрын

@@stayontrack lol for years can you hear what she said he wasn’t even the first pick and he didn’t train for years. that’s what’s impressive about him.

@stayontrack

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiyakassa1726 He did train for years. Guy lived an active lifestyle all throghout his childhood running around barefoot. Which built up the strength and calluses. If you don't count that as real training, he started to do real training to run fast and to compete in the olympic in 1956. This video is him running in the Rome olympics in 1960 and winning, so yes he had trained for years.

All times Ethiopian, African hero Abebe Bikila. No one can run marathon like him. We Love you and remember you Abebe!

Shoe: you better wear me, you need me. Abebe : No

Barefoosh

Take a bow, the bare foot legend 🙏

‘Off to Rome,and the shoes were left in Addis Ababa!’..🤣🤣🤣

"If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?" Joe Namath Amazing story of determination and heroism in the face of a grave impediment.

1964 Tokyo: well, i know i can win barefoot... let us see if i can win with shoes on

@melkamuamera3642

3 жыл бұрын

lol

🤴 king legend BIKILA watching in nov/2020🇯🇵🇧🇷🇺🇸

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

🤍

He is a LEGEND!!!

His determination was really wonderful. Excellent.

Commentary sounds like an Irish woman trying to do an American accent

@Bizz55

3 жыл бұрын

As an Irish person I can say that her accent is 100% Irish.

That's crazy!! And definitely wouldn't occur these days😬🤘🏼but wow

Thank you!!!

This is incredible footage from the 60s!

"Every runner determined to finish a marathon deserves a medal, but there are only three medals", a journalist during Tokyo 1964. Finishing bare foot with new record is unheard of in Olympics history except Roma. The story of Abebe Bikila deserves a full documentary!

Good on him.... what a champion.

Bikila it is an inspiration for many athletes around the world

@sweetsamia6257

5 жыл бұрын

Not just athletes.

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

@@sweetsamia6257 everyone

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

🤍❤💙

Abebe is a Legend 🇪🇹⚔️🇪🇹

No one can do what Abebe Bekila do what a legend

How inspiring the story is!!!

I was lucky to meet this wonderful guy when he competed in the paraplegic games at stoke mandeville hospital following a car crash

Who else is binge watching these?

I enjoyed this 😊

#17 👣 THE LEGEND 👣🇪🇹🇪🇹

He looked so determined on his last 500 meters

dam they straight up roasted the roman empire in the first 20 seconds

So many amazing records and facts here: 1st black African to win a gold medal His 1st Olympic appearance Last minute stand in who wasn't supposed to run Won in bare feet against runners with shoes Former body guard of the Ethiopian emperor First considered running in the Olympics only 4 years before he won the Gold Extra trivia: The previous Olympic record Bikila beat was by Zapotek, who made a last minute decision to run the marathon race in the 1952 Olympics after having won gold in both the 5K and 10K. It was his first ever marathon.

Growing up in Ethiopia, I saw some runners in the early morning (around 6 am) endurance running, and a few tended to do it without any shoes. It's not a big deal for us

@beteaberra631

3 жыл бұрын

Not on cobblestone though bro for 42km and win and break the WR!

Salute Sir

waw Weltrekord .....super gemacht🏆💃👣 Abebe Bikile hat es Verdient ❤💪👍👍👍💋👑🌞

RIP our Ethiopian African hero

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

🤍❤💙

Amazing ♥️

He didn't get a shoe that size him to run the race,but that doesn't stop from achieving his dream. The lesson I learnt from ABEBE BIKILA is that don't wait for the perfect time,he that wait for the perfect time waits forever.

I only run for sports meet and I usually run barefoot on a gravel running track ( we didn't have a proper running track or sports equipment in school back then). I never felt uncomfortable, because I only wear shoes when I go outdoors so my soles are rough not as thin as the westerns soles.

i don hv words to this man he is the proud for ethiopia

He broke Emil’s record and I came here from Emil’s video

wow............true hero

Love this!

Ran barefoot. Won the Gold. Broke a record. First black African to win a Gold.......and still had a lot to spare to do a dance after finishing the race. How can you not love this guy. 🤣

@waterproof4403

2 жыл бұрын

❤😂🤍💙

@ravena3253

11 ай бұрын

And who was the first white African to do so?

He did the impossible for the upgrading of the media and the country 🇪🇹

I run cross country I am in 7th grade and I it’s only 100 girls run and I got 1st before and my least place was 9th and I wasn’t run for living I love it forever and track is starting trmoww so wish me luck

💯 hero! 😍

4:04 indeed! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!

Amazing

The cobblestones were indeed not a problem for his "feesh".

@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance

5 жыл бұрын

@mr arican Nope.

@joyconboyz7801

4 жыл бұрын

mr arican “Anything else you would like you criticise?” “Kid” smh dumbass

@dad_bot_3924

4 жыл бұрын

1:55 barefoosh

@fionnhealy8583

2 жыл бұрын

​@@dad_bot_3924 imagine your feesh on the ground in thash heash!

@fionnhealy8583

2 жыл бұрын

Grounge*

맨발로 달리는 것도 놀라운데 우승을 했다니 대단하다고 느껴지네요

Onni Niskanen is a Finnish name and he was born in Helsinki the capital of Finland, of course later he moved to Sweden but even then he was not considered swedish but swedish-finnish...

Legend

not to mention that roads are really rough and could cause foot injuries

This story is worthy for a movie

Nike, Adidas, Asics, Brooks, New Balance all dislike the video.

@melkamuamera3642

3 жыл бұрын

kkkkkkk ya man

@Natnael22

2 жыл бұрын

LoL 🤣🤣🤣

Imagine finish behind him

I can't even walk to get my mail without shoes.

India Qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1950, but was not allowed to play barefoot, Imagine if India had won the FIFA world cup while being barefoot.

@simran310i

2 жыл бұрын

Stop living in the past.

@MohakMalhotra

2 жыл бұрын

@@simran310i You are no one to tell me whether to live in the past or not. It is something for which our govt. at that time were responsible for, and they must be ashamed of it.

@ravena3253

11 ай бұрын

😂 I would have loved to see that. Why did they want to play barefoot?

@MohakMalhotra

11 ай бұрын

@raveena3253 they didn't want to, they didn't have money, and also this story is false, I got fact checked

Insane..

♥️❣️🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽..,!! 😰R I P, my hero😰😢🙏🏽

He is a hero

A Clear Ethiopian determination and resilience!

I thought running 5km barefoot for my schools cross country was tough, can’t image 42km and winning it!!

@jackd1582

4 жыл бұрын

The bottom of his feet would be a lot tougher

♥️♥️God bless

from one great to another, talk about passing the torch, Zatopek - Bikila

El no estaba bailando en la meta por la alegría, cuando se ha tenido un recorrido tan largo es necesario ayudar a relajar los músculos que han estado en constante tensión y por ello no puede detenerse de inmediato porque puede acarrear una lesión, suena algo graciosa la interpretación de la imagen pero no es ajustada a la realidad ni técnica.

Bikila was my running hero but I found out not too long ago that he was not the first man to run barefoot in an Olympic marathon. 2 men from Africa did it in the 1904 Games check out the story behind that race

@rediettadesse2828

3 жыл бұрын

Did they won ? 😂😂😂 that's the whole point 😂

@timrobinson7373

2 жыл бұрын

@@rediettadesse2828 No but one of them got chased by a dog then made it back on track to finish

@oama2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@timrobinson7373 Len Taunyane. My question is, how come he got chased by aggressive dogs in that race ? He finished 9th and they said he could've finished in a better position if not for the chase. Was it intentional ? Did they see him doing so well and then sabotage him ?

@tilethio

2 жыл бұрын

I also seen another runner from another of Africa country(I didn't know which country) run bare footed and finished during the 1960 Tokyo games. I had seen this from the Tokyo marathon video.

With or without shoes, with or without shoes. He can win, with or without shoes.

Because no shoes were comfortable enough, he went barefoot. Badass level: Asian.

@sweetsamia6257

5 жыл бұрын

African.

@benjiman2089

5 жыл бұрын

Ethiopian(African)

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