Abebe Bikila: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Bikila: winning gold for Africa. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 21, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Bikila: winning gold for Africa. | Jul 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sport - Who was Africas first black Olympic gold medallist? | May 07, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 19, 2024 | ||
| Bikila's place of birth corrected. | Jun 02, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Abebe Bikila. | Jun 22, 2018 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | May 24, 2018 | ||
| Changed his time at the 1960 Olympics from "2 hours 15 minutes 15.2 seconds" to "2 hours 15 minutes 16.2 seconds." | Oct 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Abebe Bikila wins marathon gold 40 days after appendicitis surgery. | Sep 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Abebe Bikila. | Sep 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: South African History Online - Biography of Abebe Bikila. | Oct 14, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 01, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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