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A policeman named Abele Bibka Never ran marathons in Korea Won Olympics in Rome Took a gold medal home His country then named, Abyssinia ________________________________ You can't make up a name like this... Abele was in the military guard of then-Emperor Hailie Selassie. He won the gold medal in 1960, back when most Olympic athletes were true amateurs, training in their 'spare time.'... Do you know what Abele's country's name is today?!

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Date: 6/11/2021 12:52:00 PM
Lovely bit of information here Gershon.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/11/2021 2:23:00 PM
You mean that you didn't remember Abele Bibka?!!! How about Valeriy Brumel? Sergey Bubka? ~ From the Wayback Machine

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