Michael steele allsport get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Haile gebrselassies announced retirement after the new york city marathon was a reaction to a disappointing race, he said in a twitter message. Haile gebrselassie with his daughter aden and wife alem in. Amby burfoot, executive editor, runners world magazine haile is an elegant champion and a fine example of sportsmanship. Gebrselassie elected president of ethiopian track federation. We can observe the running form of these exceptional distance runners. The greatest is his authorized biography, written by jim denison, who worked on it with haile for over two years, visited him in ethiopia, and traveled with him on. The story of ethiopian athletics star haile gebrselassie legends live on. Great gebrselassie says competition not real without. Haile gebrselassie bio, stats, and results olympics at. Haile gebrselassie latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times.
As you know, kenya and ethiopia still have their competition smiles. He won iaaf world cross country championships junior bronze medal in 1992 and 1993. He won the berlin marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the dubai marathon. He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon. 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 widely regarded as the greatest distance runner in. Other articles where haile gebrselassie is discussed. The 37yearold from ethiopia made the announcement after dropping out of his first new york marathon after 16 miles with a knee injury.
Haile gebrselassie is arguably the best distance runner ever and it doesnt take long to work out why. He was replaced by another running great, derartu tulu. On balance im glad i saw this moviebut not delighted to have purchased it, if that apparent paradox makes any sense. Haile gebrelassie by klaus weidt overdrive rakuten. Bbc sport academy athletics features haile answers.
Josephat machuka born 12 december 1973 is a kenyan longdistance runner. Haile gebrselassie synonyms, haile gebrselassie pronunciation, haile gebrselassie translation, english dictionary definition of haile gebrselassie. He now employees over 1600 people in several business projects and has his own haile resort in the beautiful hawassa area. Haile gebrselassie, the olympian from ethiopia who has won the gold medal at 10,000 meters, often requested that the techno song scatman, which has a b. File in this wednesday, april 9, 2014 file photo, former marathon world record holder ethiopias haile gebrselassie, poses for photographers at a hotel in london. Vienna 20414 vienna city marathon aftermath haile gebrselassie greeting his enthusiastic viennese fans after winning vcm half marathon 3rd time. Gebrselassie will be best remembered for his incredible range. Haile gebrselassie is the best distance runner i have seen in the last quartercentury, the most electrifying personality. Sep 29, 2008 haile gebrselassie of ethiopia again showed why many consider him the greatest distance runner ever, breaking his own world record in the marathon in berlin on sunday and becoming the first person. Paul tergat rang me straight after the race and offered his congratulations.
Running science features the training of the worlds best runners, explore here. For how many years will this record belong to the kenyans. Til that the ethiopian distance runner haile gebrselassie. Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family, auto. Haile gebrselassie blogs, comments and archive news on. Haile gebrselassie, the worlds greatest distance runner, says that he hopes to emulate his successes in sport and business with a win at the ballot box. Haile gebrselassie and paul tergat duel for the world 0m title in athens 1997. Haile gebrselassie is indeed a worthy subject for a docudrama.
Olympics, finishing fifth in the mens 10,000 metres race, won by haile gebrselassie. With this wonderful book, jim denison allows the whole world to learn more about haile the great, a distancerunning star whose brilliance wont soon be forgotten. He has won the dubai marathon thrice and also the 2001 half marathon. He set world records at distances from 2000 metres indoors to the marathon and won world.
How do todays elite athletes run from a technical standpoint. He is an olympic and world champion, winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 meters and four world championships at the same distance. In the 1996 iaaf world cross country championships he was 10th and was part of the kenyan team that won team gold at the 1992 world junior championships he competed in the 10,000 metres finishing second, but as he was being. Oct, 2010 how do todays elite athletes run from a technical standpoint. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the. Olympic greats mo farah and haile gebrselassie deepen feud, with. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party jim davies ticking timebomb official music video song protectors of the earthextreme music2 steps from hell. Best of haile gebrselassie, running distance motivation. Nov 07, 2010 emotional gebrselassie announces retirement marathon world record holder haile gebrselassie has announced his retirement from athletics. My two main negative comments are that the author idolized gebrselassie.
Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete. Not only is a world record an incredible moment for sports, but it. Haile gebrselassie of ethiopia wins the mens 10,000. Apr 08, 2002 interview haile gebrselassie the worlds best athlete runs his first senior marathon in london on sunday. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 meters, and four world championships at the same distance. Haile gebrselassie announces retirement from athletics emotional gebrselassie announces retirement. Haile gebrselassie of ethiopia again showed why many consider him the greatest distance runner ever, breaking his own world record in the marathon in berlin on sunday and becoming the first person.
Insight into the training of the best elite distance runners in world. Haile gebrselassie with his daughter aden and wife alem in ethiopia. Haile gebrselassie was born 18 april, 1973 in asella, arsi province, ethiopia. Running form comparison between bekele, gebrselassie, and. Addis standard legendary athlete haile gebrselassie has resigned from his post as president of the ethiopian athletics federation eaf. He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 meters to the marathon. It made me go back and re watch some of these races on youtube and solidified my respect for not only gebrselassie but for the other african runners of the. Known for his remarkable versatility, gebrselassie achieved major competition wins at distances between 1500 metres and marathon, moving. Find out whether haile or tergat took victory in atlanta and sydney.
Haile gebrselassie and paul tergat duel for the world 10,000m title in athens 1997. Haile gebrselassie of ethiopia wins the mens 10,000 metres event during the summer olympic games in atlanta, georgia, circa 1996. The haile gebrselassie story, haile would perform countless sets of sprint drillsbutt kicks, high knees, bounds and hops within his training program. Haile gebrselassie definition of haile gebrselassie by the. I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep i was a very aggressive boy. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Haile gebrselassie world 10,000m final, athens 1997 youtube. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the new. Gebrselassie synonyms, gebrselassie pronunciation, gebrselassie translation, english dictionary definition of gebrselassie.
The story of ethiopian athletics star haile gebrselassie. Teddy afro sings haile haile for haile gebresilassie live on stage and haile gebresilassie dances. In fact, no one can talk about the 10,000 m an athletic event without thinking of haile gebrselassie. Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian athlete who is considered by many as the greatest longdistance runners of all time. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Runnerworld called him the most comprehensive runner of all time.
After the 1980 moscow olympic games when miruts yifter won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, i wanted to be like him, but of course i was only 7. He has to his credit two gold olympic medals at the 10,000m distance. As usual, at the finish line, hes victorious and happy. This is the eternal repetition for the giant ethiopian on running tracks. He has traced his background, travelled the length and brea. Singapore sports hub, kallang practice track more info. Haile gebrselassie s introduction to bigtime athletics had been outrageous. He became the first kenyan men to set the world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2. By clicking the download button, you accept the responsibility for using unreleased content including obtaining any clearances required for your use and agree to abide. The author of this book has been meeting up with the worlds best marathon runner since 2005, following his world record runs at first hand and visiting him several times in addis abeaba. Not that i need to know about all of his personal faults and dirt but no one is perfect. Ethiopias haile gebrselassie is one of the worlds fastest runners and has held several world records in longdistance events. About 3 times per week, following an easy run he would perform 10. Breaking a world record is the highest possible achievement in athletics.
Dave bedford, former 10,000m world record holder, and currently race director for the london marathon haile gebrselassie has won many great victories. Haile gebrselassie s announced retirement after the new york city marathon was a reaction to a disappointing race, he said in a twitter message. Gebrselassie says it was wrong to hold the track and field world championships in. Addis ababa, ethiopia ap running great haile gebrselassie resigned as president of the ethiopian athletics federation on monday, calling it a sacrifice for the sport. As he eyes more gold in 2012, many of his compatriots want him to run. Haile had to settle for silver in the world 10,000m behind fellow ethiopian kenenisa bekele earlier this year. Gebrselassie, who won 10,000meter olympic gold in atlanta in 1996 and defended his title four years. Haile gebrselassie train hard win easy haile gebrselassie was born april 18, 1973 in asella, arsi province, ethiopia. Haile gebrselassie is considered one of the greatest runners in history, with victories and world records in almost every longdistance and middledistance event. Gebrselassie says athletes could have died at doha worlds. Theyve been involved in plenty of action on the track and in the marathon, but olympic running greats mo farah and haile gebrselassie are.
Between 1993 and 2001 the pocketsized legend was unbeaten at 10,000m, breaking 15 world records in the process. Marathon world record holder haile gebrselassie has announced his retirement from athletics. Definitely i can help them, simply by winning races. Paul kibii tergat born 17 june 1969 is a kenyan former professional long distance runner. In this video we will look at haile gebreselassies technique from his moving biography endurance. Haile had to settle for silver in the world 10,000m behind fellow. Haile gebrselassie is more than an athlete, he is a businessman as well and invested the money that he earned with running in his home country. He has won the berlin marathon for a record four times and that too consecutively. Bekele attended school through the ninth grade, and it was at school that he was introduced to running. He won two olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four world championship titles in the event.
Paul is a very good friend, and i apologized to him that he no longer held the world record. When they asked me to go somewhere i didnt like to walk, just run. Born to run as a child growing up on a farm in ethiopia, haile gebrselassie ran 10 kilometres to school each day and another 10 kilometres back home. Media in category haile gebrselassie the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. This biopic gives insight into haile gebrselassie s early lifeupbringing. Haile gebrselassie interview haile gebrselassies dominance of longdistance running has put ethiopia on the map. Tanui loses shoe and race against gebrselassie duration.
Haile gebrselassie is the best distance runner i have seen in the last quarter century, the most electrifying personality, and somewhat of an enigma, given his ethiopian roots. Jul 08, 20 addis ababa, ethiopia ap distance running great haile gebrselassie is entering politics and may now run for president of ethiopia even if his wife is not sure its a good idea. Jim white hears how his unique gift has inspired ethiopia and why 26 miles should prove no. Be in no doubt haile is the greatest distance runner the world has ever seen. The only thing that would make it better would be if it had been produced in 2000 so that it could have included geb and tergats rematch at the sydney olympics probably the greatest olympic 10,000m ever. Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family. A twotime olympic gold medalist in the mens 10,000meter race, gebrselassie is also a top marathon runner and set a new world record time of 2. Haile gebrselassie retires from racing runners world. Atlete haile gebrselassie reveal part 1 cnn youtube.
Find haile gebrselassie movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. The international association of athletics federations iaaf announced on monday that it will not repeal the ban on the russian track and field federation rusaf, meaning the countrys athletes will only be able to take part in the 2017 world championships in august under a neutral flag. Winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 metres, and four world championships at the same distance. Haile gebrselassie, the ethiopian distance runner considered one of the greatest of all time, has announced that he plans to stand for parliament with the. Gebrselassie definition of gebrselassie by the free dictionary. Ethiopian olympic gold medalwinning runners haile gebrselassie, fatuma roba, and bekoji native derartu tulu, but his first athletic love was football soccer. Gebrselassie definition of gebrselassie by the free. Haile gebrselassie bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Despite the fact that bekele is turning through much of it, it gives us an opportunity to look at the running form differences between three great runners. Atlete haile gebrselassie reveal part 2 cnn duration.
It made me go back and re watch some of these races on youtube and solidified my respect for not only gebrselassie but for the other african runners of the time. Welcome to revealed, a tv and web program that gets under the skin of the worlds brilliant thinkers, creative champions and inspirational leaders. The legendary ethiopian singer who writes his own lyrics, creates his own melody and since he plays some instruments, he also. Haile gebrselassie to run for parliament in ethiopia. Ethiopian former marathon world record holder haile gebrselassie s training program. Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian athlete, who is the greatest long distance runner of all the time. Addis ababa, ethiopia ap distance running great haile gebrselassie was elected president of the ethiopian athletics federation on saturday after saying the sport in his country had been stained by doping allegations and he wanted to clear that up.
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