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Abebe Bikila had long, slender feet and could not adapt to new sneakers. His feet would just develop painful blisters. In the 1960 Olympics, he ran the marathon over Rome's terrible cobblestone street barefoot and won.
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Actually Abebe Bikila won the 1960 Olympic Marathon in his bare feet, but returned 4 years later and won again, this time wearing running shoes.
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