Watch The Athlete (2009) Online

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. Read More

Watch The Athlete online. Featuring Rasselas Lakew and Dag Malmberg, The Athlete is classified as Drama and History genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.9. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Hoopla. The movie was filmed in Ethiopia and was released on 2009. The Athlete was directed by . Read Less