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Haile Gebrselassie Biography
Haile Gebrselassie is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on April 18, 1973 in Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia. Ethiopian running legend, who won gold medals in 10,000 meters at the 2000 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He also received several World Championship gold medals.
In 2000, he won the 10,000-meter Olympic gold; twelve years later, Mo Farah would achieve the same feat.
In 1992, Haile gained international recognition in Seoul, South Korea, when he won the 5000-metre and 10,000-metre races at the 1992 World Junior Championships and a silver medal in the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships held in Boston, the United States.
The next year, in 1993, Haile won the first of what would eventually be four consecutive world championships titles in the men’s 10,000 metres at the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999 World Championships. His win at the 1993 was however his most infamous as he accidentally stepped on the heel of Moses Tanui’s shoe at the bell, causing it to fly off his foot. After the contact, with just one shoe, an angered Tanui moved out to a 10-meter lead, only to have Haile run him down on the final straight. Also at the 1993 World Championships he ran in the 5,000-metre race to finish a close second behind Ismael Kirui of Kenya. In 1994 he won a bronze medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Later that year he set his first world record by running a 12:56.96 in the 5,000-metres, breaking Saïd Aouita’s record by two seconds.
In 1996, he married Alem Gebrselassie.
| Name | Haile Gebrselassie |
| First Name | Haile |
| Last Name | Gebrselassie |
| Occupation | Runner |
| Birthday | April 18 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Asella |
| Home Town | Oromia |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Bekele Gebrselassie, Ayelech Degtu |
| Siblings | Tekeye Gebrselassie, Assefa Gebrselassie |
| Spouse | Alem Gebrselassie |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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The next year, 1998, saw Haile lowering the indoor world records for 2000 and 3000 metres, enjoying success outdoors by taking back both the 5000 and 10,000 metres world records, as well as earning a share in the Golden League jackpot for winning all of his races in the Golden League series that summer. In June 1998 in Hengelo, Netherlands, Haile set a 10,000 metres world record 26:22.75, breaking Paul Tergat’s world record 26:27.85, running evenly paced 13:11/13:11 5K splits.
Haile Gebrselassie Net Worth
Haile Gebrselassie is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Haile Gebrselassie's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
As a child, he had to run 10 km to get to school.
At the 2008 Berlin Marathon, he set a new world record for marathon time of 2:03:59.
Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ , haylē gebre silassē; born 18 April 1973) 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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Runner |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1999, Haile starred as himself in the movie Endurance. The film chronicled his quest to win Olympic gold in the 10,000 metres in Atlanta. On the track, he won a 1500/3000 metres double at the World Indoor Track Championships, defended his Outdoor World Track Championships 10,000 metres title, and remained undefeated in all his races (which ranged from the 1500 up to 10,000 metres).
In 2000, Haile again won all of his races, ranking first in the world yet again in both the 5000 and 10,000 metres. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he became the third man in history to successfully defend an Olympic 10,000 metres title (after Emil Zátopek and Lasse Virén). The narrow Olympic victory over Kenya’s Paul Tergat came down to a blistering final kick, with Tergat’s 26.3-second final 200 metres being topped by Haile’s even faster 25.4. The winning margin of victory was only 0.09 seconds, closer than the winning margin in the men’s 100-metre dash final.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Haile Gebrselassie height 5 ft 5 im Haile weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 5 im |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1995, Haile ran the 10,000-metres in 26:43.53 in Hengelo, Netherlands, lowering the world record by nine seconds. That same summer, in Zürich, Switzerland, Haile ran the 5000 metres in 12:44.39, taking 10.91 seconds off the world record 12:55.30 (established by Kenya’s Moses Kiptanui earlier in the year). This world record at the Weltklasse meet in Zürich was voted “Performance of the Year” for 1995 by Track & Field News magazine. At the same Weltklasse meet in Zürich in 1996, an exhausted Haile, suffering from blisters obtained on the hard track in Atlanta (where he had won the Olympic 10,000 metres gold), had no answer to the 58-second lap of Daniel Komen with five laps to go as Komen went on to win and just miss Haile’s record, finishing in 12:45.09. In 1997, Haile turned the tables on Komen at the same meet. Coming off his third 10K world championship gold medal, Haile beat Komen in another Zürich classic on 13 August 1997, covering the final 200 metres in 26.8 seconds to break his 5000 metres world record with a time of 12:41.86. Komen, in turn, took Haile’s record only nine days later when Komen ran a 12:39.74 performance in Belgium.
In 2002, Haile made his debut at the marathon at the London Marathon. He started the race with a very fast pace, within world record time. He was unable to hold it, however, as world record holder Khalid Khannouchi and Paul Tergat both eventually passed him. Khannouchi broke his own world record, while Haile finished third.
Who is Haile Gebrselassie Dating?
According to our records, Haile Gebrselassie married to Alem Gebrselassie . As of December 1, 2023, Haile Gebrselassie’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Haile Gebrselassie. You may help us to build the dating records for Haile Gebrselassie!On 26 August 2001, he ran his first Half Marathon (16 wins out of 20) and won in 1:04:34. Also in 2001, Haile won the IAAF World half Marathon Championships and the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. In the same year, he conceptualized the Great Ethiopian Run with Peter Middlebrook, which was latterly supported by Brendan Foster, British runner Richard Nerurkar the British ambassador to Ethiopia Myles Wickstead.
Facts & Trivia
Haile Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Haile Gebrselassie celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.
At the Hengelo FBK-Games on 24 May, Haile ran 26:51.20 for the 10,000 metres to finish a close second behind countryman Sileshi Sihine’s 26:50.53. This is the Master 35-39 age group world record. Along with his 10,000-meter performances in 2003, 2004, and 2007, Haile is the only man older than 30 years of age to break 27 minutes in the 10,000 metres; his nine career sub 27-minute 10,000-meter performances is more than any other athlete except for Kenenisa Bekele, who also has nine.
What is Haile Gebrselassie famous for?
Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian distance runner. He was born in the city of Bekoji, in the Arsi region of central Ethiopia. In the 10,000m competition he has 2 Olympic gold medals, 4 World Championships, and held the world record until it was broken by compatriot Kenenisa Bekele.
Is Haile Gebrselassie still running?
Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie announced his retirement from competitive running after finishing 16th at the Great Manchester Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (10).
Where is Haile Gebrselassie now?
The 48-year-old Ethiopian occupies a modest-sized office in a modest-looking building in the heart of the capital city, Addis Ababa, with a compact gym in the basement and a snack stall in the foyer.
Is Haile Gebrselassie related to Haile Selassie?
The parts of the name seem relatively common. There’s a distance runner Haile Gebrselassie [1], and a soccer player Theodor Gebre Selassie [2], and others with no obvious connection to Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie means ‘Power of the trinity’ in Ethiopic.
Why are Ethiopian runners so good?
Several factors have been proposed to explain the extraordinary success of the Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners, including (1) genetic predisposition, (2) development of a high maximal oxygen uptake as a result of extensive walking and running at an early age, (3) relatively high hemoglobin and hematocrit, (4) …
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