Abebe - Abebe (English spelling) Abebe Bikila

Japanese: アベベ - あべべ(英語表記)Abebe Bikila
Abebe - Abebe (English spelling) Abebe Bikila

An Ethiopian marathon runner and soldier. He won the 1960 Rome Olympics barefoot and was called the "Barefoot Champion." He also won the 1964 Tokyo Olympics with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes 11.2 seconds, the best time at the time, becoming the first man in Olympic history to win two consecutive marathons. He also competed in the 1968 Mexico Olympics, but was unable to win a third consecutive victory due to a leg injury. In March 1969, he was involved in a car accident and was forced to use a wheelchair, but he participated in the Paralympics (an international sports event for the physically disabled), which became a talking point. After his death, Emperor Haile Selassie I built the Abebe Memorial Stadium, covering 50,000 square meters, in his honor in the capital, Addis Ababa.

[Tsuneo Ishii]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

エチオピアのマラソン選手。軍人。1960年のローマ・オリンピックにはだしで走って優勝し「はだしの王者」といわれた。1964年の東京オリンピックでも2時間12分11秒2と当時の世界最高記録で優勝、オリンピック史上初のマラソン2連勝を成し遂げた。1968年のメキシコ・オリンピックにも出場したが、足の故障で3連覇はならなかった。1969年3月自動車事故にあい、車椅子(いす)での生活を余儀なくされたが、パラリンピック(身体障害者国際スポーツ大会)に出場、話題を提供した。死後、皇帝ハイレ・セラシエ1世はその栄誉をたたえ、首都アディス・アベバに5万平方メートルの敷地をもつアベベ記念スタジアムを建設した。

[石井恒男]

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