Oct 20: Mamo Wolde wins gold at 1968 Olympics
Oct 20, 1968: Mamo Wolde won the Mexico City Olympics marathon with a time of 2:20:26.40. Abeba Bikila also participated in the marathon but did not finish.
On this day 64 years ago, Haile Selassie arrived in Yugoslavia for a working visit. The emperor was greeted by President Tito at the airport
Aug 15, 1959: Haile Selassie arrived in Yugoslavia for a working visit. The emperor was greeted by President Tito at the airport Aug 15, 2008: Tirunesh Dibaba won gold and set a new Olympic record in the Women's 10000m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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