▁ ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( S aturday ) ▁Ab eb e ▁B ik ila ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁won ▁the ▁Olympic ▁mar athon , ▁setting ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁( 2 ▁hours , ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes , ▁ 1 6 . 2 ▁seconds ) ▁and ▁running ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 6 ▁miles ▁and ▁ 3 8 5 ▁yards ▁( 4 2 . 1 9 5   km ) ▁while ▁bare foot , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁from ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers , ▁Mic key ▁Mant le ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁over ▁the ▁roof ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁T iger ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁The ▁distance ▁was ▁not ▁measured ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁record ▁at ▁ 6 4 3 ▁feet , ▁sur pass ing ▁Mant le ' s ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁hit ▁of ▁ 5 6 5 ▁feet ▁at ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Some ▁obser vers ▁doubt ▁the ▁measure , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁hit ▁a ▁baseball ▁that ▁distance ". ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁defeated ▁Den mark ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁football ▁final s , ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁I TV ▁inaugur ated ▁regular ▁television ▁broadcast s ▁of ▁English ▁professional ▁s occer ▁football ▁matches , ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁tele