This Day in Track & Field, October 21, Abebe Bikila wins second Olympic marathon in Tokyo (1964), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) (c)Copyright 2025, all rights reserved. May not be reprinted or retransmitted without permission. This Day in Track & Field-October 21 (’64 OG-Bikila, Snell, Hayes-Carr; Bill Rodgers, Waitz, Steve Jones/Birthdays-Kenneth Rooks, Anderson Peters, Natalie Dye, Mike Tully) 1964–Ethiopia’s legendary Abebe Bikila, who had his appendix removed only six weeks […]