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Barefoot gold, then gold with shoes
Abebe Bikila won the 1960 Olympic marathon in Rome barefoot. Four years later in Tokyo, he wore shoes and won again, becoming the first athlete to defend an Olympic marathon title.
The famous bare feet were not a permanent rule.
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