Hitting 3000 metres in 7:38.93, even the British commentators announcing the race counted him out. Haile Gebrselassie was an asthmatic child who became a two-time Olympic gold-winning athlete and one of Ethiopia's richest businessmen. Endurance is a 1999 docudrama film about the famous distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with Gebrselassie playing himself.. He took 3rd overall in the 2013 BUPA Great North Run, 32 seconds behind the winner Kenenisa Bekele and 31 seconds behind the reigning Olympic and world champion Mo Farah. Gebrselassie's 10000 m Masters record has not been challenged since 2008. Haile Gebreselassie is a celebrated long distance runner who holds numerous world records, four World Championships, and two Olympic gold medals. In the first, he ran a 26:52.81 in finishing fifth in a very competitive 10,000 metres race in Hengelo, The Netherlands. Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia walked through Manhattan on a sweltering afternoon, a slight man in a simple khaki outfit, drawing attention only because two burly bodyguards cleared a path for him. 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). 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. 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As a child growing up on a farm he used to run ten kilometres to school every morning, and the same back every evening. It brings to an end a 25-year career in which he claimed two Olympic gold medals, eight World Championship victories and set 27 world records. About: Haile Gebrselassie. Gebrselassie's World Records, rankings, race history, recent news, and more. -- Amby Burfoot, Executive Editor, Runner's World magazine "Haile is an elegant champion and a fine example of sportsmanship." Haile Resort Hotel in Addis Ababa. We only offer the finest quality products such as our organic honey and our delicious coffee that is available for export. When he arrived, he learned that the race had been … Born into a large, and very poor, family, Gebrselassie’s mum died of cancer when he was six years old. [18] Then, on 27 June 2007, Haile launched an attack upon the world record for the one hour run, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He was unable to do so; however, he finished fifth in a race won by his compatriot Kenenisa Bekele, who had broken both of Haile's major track world records, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres records. He lost his first half marathon in Den Haag (14 March 2009), when he was beaten by Sammy Kitwara (59:47 for Kitwara, 59:50 for Haile). In 1997, Haile turned the tables on Komen at the same meet. Currently, Haile is president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, has been selling Hyundai cars in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, since 2009, and cooperates with Hyundai for the Marathon Motors Engineering factory there which started assembling the electric Hyundai Ioniq in July 2020. Since he was over the age of 35, that mark stood as the Masters Age group world record until 29 September 2019, when fellow Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele ran 2:01:41 at the age of 37. He was not selected for the Olympic marathon team, but after winning the Great Manchester Run with a fast time of 27:39, beating marathon world record holder Patrick Makau, world marathon leader Ayele Abshero and Olympic marathon medallist Tsegay Kebede, by a distance of over 100 metres, he decided to aim for a place in the 10,000 m race. Designed by SmartLink Technologies. Haile referred to the ninth-place finish as "the worst race of my career". He has been his country”s finest ambassador, the man who would put his nation on the map every time he would run. On 7 November, after dropping out of the 2010 New York City Marathon with an inflamed knee, Haile announced his retirement. "I'm retiring from competitive running, not from running. Another outing at the Fukuoka Marathon, however, saw him enter as favourite but drop out at 32 km.[44]. [31], He is also mentor and ambassador for the G4S 4teen, a programme supporting 14 young athletes.[32]. Er stellte insgesamt 26 Weltrekorde auf, dominierte als mehrfacher Olympiasieger und Weltmeister ein Jahrzehnt lang die Distanzen von 3000 Meter bis 10.000 Meter und war von 2007 bis 2011 Inhaber des Weltrekordes im Marathon. [37] However he won his first race back in a 10k road race in Angola with a new course record of 28:05 and beat countryman Deriba Merga and the Kenyan Josphat Menjo who had run the fastest 10000m of that year. Also in 2003, at the World Championships in Paris, Haile was involved in one of the most remarkable 10,000 metres races of all time while gaining a silver medal behind countryman Kenenisa Bekele. Haile started 2006 positively by beating the world half marathon record by a full 21 seconds, recording a time of 58 minutes and 55 seconds on 15 January. One of ten children, Gebrselassie was born in Arsella, Arsi Province, a region that has produced some of Ethiopia’s famous world champions. Combining indefatigable endurance with a killer kick finish, the Ethiopian was the prototype track athlete. [30] He followed this with his first win at the Great North Run in September, finishing the half marathon in a time of 59:33 minutes. Haile Gebrselassie with his daughter Aden and wife Alem in Ethiopia. His win in the Lisbon Half Marathon (59:15) in March 2008 gave him a perfect record of 9–0 in winning all of his half marathons. In 2002, Haile made his debut at the marathon at the London Marathon. 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. Image: TWITTER . 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 almost two seconds. But given the choice, he would remain an athlete forever. After his morning run, Gebrselassie heads to his office on the eighth floor of the Alem Building (named after his wife). The race was organized where Haile and six other runners would run 5 kilometres and then cross the starting line of the 20-K Alphen race in Alphen aan den Rijn of the Netherlands. The last half of the 10,000 metres final at the championships was completed in a staggering 12:57.24 (12:57.2 for Bekele and 12:58.8 for Haile). 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. "When I … Haile missed the 2011 Tokyo Marathon due to an injury, but won the half marathon at the Vienna City Marathon on 17 April 2011. [39] On 26 September he suffered a double setback when he dropped out of the Berlin Marathon (again suffering from respiratory difficulties of exercise-induced asthma) and saw his world records for 30 kilometres and the marathon broken by the man with whom he had been duelling, Patrick Makau. He run ranging from 800 meters to Marathon, indoor, outdoor and cross country and road running in the latter years of his career. Khannouchi broke his own world record, while Haile finished third. Shortly before the Athens games, Haile was unable to train for three weeks due to inflammation of his Achilles tendon. In 1994 he won a bronze medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Hij woont samen met zijn vrouw Alem, hun drie dochters en één zoon in Addis Abeba. His adult marathons to date include London 2002 (3rd place), Amsterdam 2005 (1st place), London 2006 (9th place), Berlin 2006 (1st place), Fukuoka 2006 (1st place), London 2007 (dnf), Berlin 2007 (1st place and World Record), Dubai 2008 (1st place), Berlin 2008 (1st place and another World Record), Dubai 2009 (1st place) Berlin 2009 (1st place), Dubai 2010 (1st place), and NYC 2010 (dnf). (His unofficial split of 41:22 at the 15K mark was 7 seconds faster than the official world best.). [17] However Haile dropped out at the 18-mile (29 km) stage complaining of a stitch and inability to breathe, which turned out to be an allergic reaction to the pollen in the air. In 1999, Haile starred as himself in the movie Endurance. This led to a distinctive running posture, with his left arm crooked as if still holding his school books.[8]. Furthermore, Haile covered 50 laps (20,000 m) in 56:25.98, another world best, well within the previous 56:55.6 also set by Barrios in 1991. [9] Komen, in turn, took Haile's record only nine days later when Komen ran a 12:39.74 performance in Belgium.[10]. 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. Alem handles the finance department, while Haile is the CEO. "Haile Gebrselassie is the best distance runner I have seen in the last quarter-century, the most electrifying personality." 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).later that summer he won the 10k world championship.with his final 200m being run in 25 seconds. We are immensely proud to provide over 2,000 jobs now across HAI’s business entities. 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At age fifteen he defied his father and traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, to compete in a 10-kilometer race. In September that year, he won the Berlin Marathon for the fourth consecutive time. The gold medal went to his countryman and current world record holder, Kenenisa Bekele with a 27:01:17 Olympic record winning time. Prior to the 2008 Dubai Marathon, his manager suggested that Haile would be able to run a sub 2:04 time for a new world record. This is the Master 35-39 age group world record. According to the IAAF, "Not only was this split the fastest closing 5000 metres in the championships 10,000m (the previous record was 13:12.12, recorded in Atlanta), but it was also the fastest 5000 metres in a global championships surpassing the 12:58.13 Salah Hissou recorded when he won the 5,000m in Sevilla'99." Further to this, he won four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. [28] He had an easy victory in the inaugural edition of the 10K de Madrid in April. Filled with love for their nation Ethiopia, Haile and Alem were inspired to create job opportunities for the people and offer extraordinary attractions in the country. \ Mandatory Credit: Michael Steele /Allsport Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images He suffers from asthma and said that running in such conditions might be harmful for his health. He is an Olympic and world champion. That year also marked another victory for Haile as he shattered the 25 km world road record (albeit in non-IAAF ratified fashion) by 68 seconds in a time of 1:11.37. On 30 August 2003, Haile topped the polls when elected as a member of the IAAF Athletes Commission. His name is Haile Gebrselassie, and after he set a new record at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, Runner’s World magazine described him as “the greatest distance runner of all time.” “Endurance” is a film about Gebrselassie, his early life on an Ethiopian farm, his training, his shy courtship and his Olympic triumph. However, he bounced back to win the Vienna Half Marathon in 1:00:52, catching Paula Radcliffe who was given a 7:52-minute head-start. Million Wolde and Assefa Mezgebu led Haile through 2000 metres in 5:05.62. With one lap to go and in great pain, Haile took off, recording a final lap of 56.77 seconds and a final 1,600 metres of 3:59.36 (= 4:00.96-mile) to race to a 12:39.36 world record. Haile Gebrselassie is a mentor to the athletes of the G4S 4teen program, which is helping 14 young athletes achieve their dream to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London. [15], In 2005 Haile went undefeated in all of his road races. Haile has announced his retirement from competitive running after finishing 16th in the Great Manchester Run on Sunday 10 May 2015. He attempted to break the world record he had set the previous year but, despite a quick start, warm conditions saw him finish in 2:06:08, two minutes away from his best mark. The injury was severe enough that he would not have competed otherwise, but did so because of significant pressure from his country. This record attempt was successful as Haile passed the hour mark at 21,285 metres (13 miles 397 yards), eclipsing the previous best of 21,101 metres, set by Mexican Arturo Barrios in La Flèche, France, on 30 March 1991. Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, haylē gebre silassē; born 18 April 1973) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. Born in Ethiopia, on April 18, 1973, Haile Gebrselassie is best known for being a runner. His victory further energized the celebrations of the Ethiopian Millennium (unique to the Ethiopian calendar), which began on 12 September 2007. Haile Gebrselassie (en guèze : ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ) est un coureur de fond éthiopien, né le 18 avril 1973 dans l'Arsi.Il a remporté deux médailles d'or aux Jeux olympiques et huit aux championnats du monde d'athlétisme (quatre en salle et quatre en plein air) sur des distances allant du 1 500 mètres au 10 000 mètres.. Gebrselassie is amongst some pretty stalwart company within … He broke the record, his first one on American soil, by running the half marathon of the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon. HAI is a Private Limited Company established by Haile Gebreselassie and his wife Alem Tilahun in Ethiopia since 2000. He set his first over-40 world record with a time of 46:59 for 10 miles in Switzerland, on 15 September 2013. His father discour- aged his further participation, however, asserting that spare time should be devoted either to studying or to helping with farm chores. Gebrselassie is now a successful entrepreneur with his Haile & Alem International PLC business holding interests in areas as diverse as hotels, real estate, coffee plantations, fitness centres, cinemas and car assembly. On 14 April 2013, Haile won the open field of the Vienna City half marathon with a time of 01:01.14. Since leaving the track after the 2004 Olympics, Haile has focused on road racing and the marathon. Eredoctoraten As a child, he wanted to become a pilot or an artist. "[12], In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Haile sought to become the first man in history to win three straight Olympic gold medals in the 10,000 metres. On 23 April 2006, he finished ninth in the London Marathon with a time of 2:09:05 (the race was won by Kenyan Felix Limo, who clocked 2:06:39). The greatest barometer of any athlete’s career is major championship medals, and Haile Gebrselassie’s record was phenomenal. [40] He returned to his winning ways at the Birmingham half marathon with a new course record and followed that up with a win at the Zevenheuvelenloop in November, taking his third career victory at the Dutch 15K race. He did, however, pass the 30-kilometer point in 1:27:49, which is a new world record for a road 30K. He has some advice. He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon. Haile Gebrselassie (amharisch ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, * 18. Haile Gebrselassie zodiac sign is a Aries. He's very hands-on, which was obvious on Nov. 25, when he allowed Running Times a look at his life. Haile Gebreselassie is a celebrated long distance runner who holds numerous world records, four World Championships, and two Olympic gold medals. Although he won the race with a time of 2:06:09, he failed to break his 18-month world record. [11] 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. Er ist viermaliger Gewinner des Berlin-Marathons sowie dreifacher Sieger des hochdotierten Dubai-Marathons. [42] He attempted to earn an Olympic spot at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, the stadium in which he had broken four world records. His pacemakers could not maintain the pace, though, and Haile was left alone for a difficult solo effort six laps out. The film chronicled his quest to win Olympic gold in the 10,000 metres in Atlanta. Haile Gebrselassie was born 18 April, 1973 in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. In London on 22 April 2007, Haile challenged the 2006 London Marathon winner Felix Limo, 2005 London Marathon winner Martin Lel, 2004 Athens gold medalist Stefano Baldini, 2006 New York Marathon winner Marílson Gomes dos Santos, and the then marathon world record holder Paul Tergat in what organizers anticipated would be an exciting race. Haile Gebrselassie’s zodiac sign is Aries. "The difference between the closing 5000 metres splits (12:57.24) and the 5000 metres World record (12:39.36) was 17.98 seconds, which is a record. It was the first time a man over 30 ran the 10,000 m in less than 27 minutes. His time in Berlin made him only the fifth man in history to run under 2:06 for the marathon. Croatian pacemaker Branko Zorko took the pace out slowly, hitting 1000 metres in 2:33.91 and dropping out at the mile. The record stood for three years. When Gebrselassie competed for the first time in a formal event—at age fourteen in a race at his school—he won the 1,500-meter contest, even though he was the youngest in the group. While Haile agreed that a sub 2:04 was possible, he stated that the conditions would need to be perfect for such a time. [29] He scored his third victory at the Great Manchester Run the following month, although he missed out on Micah Kogo's course record. [43] However, he did appear at the opening ceremony as one of the eight flagbearers who brought the Olympic flag into the stadium. 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. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event.
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