February 28 Birthdays

1929
Rhadi ben Abdesselam, Morocco, long-distance runner. In 1960 he won the International Cross Country title. Later in the year he finished 14th in the (Rome) Olympic 10,000-meter run, and two days later won the silver medal in the Olympic marathon (2:15:41.6), finishing 25 seconds behind the great Abebe Bikila. Historians believe that the 1960 Olympic marathon in Rome was Rhadi Ben Abdesselam's first and only marathon.