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El Ouafi Bouguera: The Marathon Runner of History
On August 5, 1928, after a race that lasted more than two and a half hours, number 71 enters Amsterdam's Olympic stadium. El Ouafi Bouguera grabs the gold and becomes the first Olympic champion from the African continent.