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Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the Rome Olympic marathon.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the Rome Olympic marathon.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090844
South African History Online (2012) 'Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the Rome Olympic marathon.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090844 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the Rome Olympic marathon. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090844, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the Rome Olympic marathon.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090844. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the Rome Olympic marathon.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090844.
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