EL OUAFI BOUGHERA, THE MARATHON RUNNER OF HISTORY
Directed by Olivia Laurin
On August 5, 1928, after 2 hours and 32 minutes of racing, the 71st rooster wearing the bib entered the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam. Ahmed El Ouafi Bouguéra wins the gold medal and becomes the first Olympic champion from the African continent.
Cast
Ahmed El Ouafi Boughéra
Self (archive footage)
Féodor Atkine
(voice)
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- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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