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Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized: Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres.
May 21, 2020 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Ethiopia's long-distance track athlete Haile Gebrselassie won his first Olympic Gold medal at the 1996 Su...
Honours Summary. 2 x Olympic champion. 4 x World champion. 2 x World Championships Silver medallist. 4 x World Indoor champion. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results.
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Two-time 10,000 metres Olympic champion Haille Gebrselassie built a name as an athletics star. Now he is ...
Haile Gebrselassie is considered one of the greatest runners in history, with victories and world records in almost every long-distance and middle-distance event.
Sep 17, 2015 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe We take a look back at how Haile Gebrselassie became the 10,000m Olympic champion at Sydney 2000. We foll...
Apr 9, 2004 · Millions of people across the globe regard Haile Gebrselassie as the greatest distance runner in history. Few, however, are aware that the 32-year-old Ethiopian is also a leader in humanitarian relief - a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador - whose tireless efforts on behalf of the world body have shown no bounds.
May 10, 2015 · Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie announced his retirement from competitive running after finishing 16th at the Morrisons Great Manchester Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (10).
Gebreselassie was a four-time World Indoor Champion, winning the 3,000 metres in 1997, 1999, and 2003, and also winning the 1,500 in 1999. Against the clock Gebreselassie was equally dominant. He set three world records in the 10,000, with a best of 26:22.75 in 1998.
May 12, 2015 · Haile the conquering hero. Widely regarded as one of the greatest long-distance runners in history, double Olympic 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie raced for the last time in May 2015. Here we look back at the career of one of the sporting world’s true legends.
