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Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie is a retired Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. Further to this, he won four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. Haile had major competition wins at distances between 1500 metres and the marathon, moving from outdoor, indoor and cross country running to road running in the latter part of his career. He broke 61 Ethiopian national records ranging from 800 metres to the marathon, set 27 world records, and is regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history. In September 2008, at the age of 35, he won the Berlin Marathon with a world record time of 2:03:59, breaking his own world record by 27 seconds. The record stood for three years.
SportAthletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)10,000 metres, 5000 metres, 3000 metres, 1500 metres, Half marathon, Marathon
ClubAdidas
RetiredMay 2015
World finals1993 Stuttgart, 10,000 m, 01! Gold, 5000 m, 02! Silver, 1995 Gothenburg, 10,000 m, 01! Gold, 1997 Athens, 10,000 m, 01! Gold, 1999 Seville, 10,000 m, 01! Gold, 2001 Edmonton, 10,000 m, 03! Bronze, 2003 Paris, 10,000 m, 02! Silver
Olympic finals1996 Atlanta, 10,000 m, 01! Gold, 2000 Sydney, 10,000 m, 01! Gold, 2004 Athens, 10,000 m, 5th, 2008 Beijing, 10,000 m, 6th
Personal best(s)Outdoor, 1500 m: 3:33.73 (Stuttgart 1999), Mile: 3:52.39 (Gateshead 1999), 3000 m: 7:25.09 NR (Brussels 1998), 2-mile: 8:01.08 NR (Hengelo 1997), 5000 m: 12:39.36 (Helsinki 1998), 10,000 m: 26:22.75 (Hengelo 1998), Indoor, 800 m: 1:49.35 i (Dortmund 1997), 1500 m: 3:31.76 i (Stuttgart 1998)

About Haile Gebrselassie

Runner Haile Gebrselassie was born on April 18, 1973 in Asella, Ethiopia (He's 50 years old now).

Ethiopian runner who won gold medals in the 10,000 meters at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at multiple World Championships.

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Haile Gebrselassie before becoming famous

Haile Gebrselassie was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1973 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

As a kid, he had to run 10 kilometers to and from school.

Achievement of Haile Gebrselassie

At the 2008 Berlin Marathon, he ran a world record marathon time of 2:03:59.

Haile Gebrselassie's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1996, he married Alem Gebrselassie.

Haile Gebrselassie on Social Media

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In 2000, he won the 10,000 meter Olympic gold; twelve years later, Runner Mo Farah would do the same.

Haile Gebrselassie Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Haile Gebrselassie updated on March 15 2023.