Marathon runner
Abebe Bikila
Won the 1960 Olympic marathon barefoot through Rome, and won again in Tokyo four years later. A car crash paralysed him and he took up archery.
Shambel Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won his second gold medal, making him the first athlete to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title. In both victories, he ran in world record time.
- Born
- 1932-08-07, Jato, EthiopiaA Sunday
- Died
- 1973-10-25, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaA Thursday, aged 41
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Ethiopia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-08-07, Jato, Ethiopia · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Addis_Ababathe zone used then
Africa/Addis_AbabaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 14°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 19°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 1°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 1°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 29°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 0°25′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 23°21′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 6°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 22°19′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1973-10-25, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Addis_Ababathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 1°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 22°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 25°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 1°29′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 3°26′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 4°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 23°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 5°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 5°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Abebe Bikila was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.