Wolde, MamoDemisse "Mamo" Wolde ( June 12, 1932- May 26, 2002) was an Ethiopian runner born in Diri Jille. He was winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Wolde was a pioneer of African distance running. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1956, 1964, 1, (1932-2002), marathonAlthough marathon sometimes refers to any athletic event requiring great endurance, more specifically it refers to a long-distance track event of 42,195 m (26 miles and 385 yards). The name "marathon" comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier runner
