About 3 times per week, following an easy run he would perform 10. I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep i was a very aggressive boy. Gebrselassie, who won 10,000meter olympic gold in atlanta in 1996 and defended his title four years. 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. Winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 metres, and four world championships at the same distance. 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.
Dave bedford, former 10,000m world record holder, and currently race director for the london marathon haile gebrselassie has won many great victories. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Haile gebrselassie s introduction to bigtime athletics had been outrageous. The legendary ethiopian singer who writes his own lyrics, creates his own melody and since he plays some instruments, he also. Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian athlete who is considered by many as the greatest longdistance runners of all time. Gebrselassie says athletes could have died at doha worlds. Bekele attended school through the ninth grade, and it was at school that he was introduced to running. Josephat machuka born 12 december 1973 is a kenyan longdistance runner. Theyve been involved in plenty of action on the track and in the marathon, but olympic running greats mo farah and haile gebrselassie are. 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. 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. Be in no doubt haile is the greatest distance runner the world has ever seen. Haile gebrselassie bio, facts, family famous birthdays.
Paul is a very good friend, and i apologized to him that he no longer held the world record. Haile gebrselassie blogs, comments and archive news on. 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. Media in category haile gebrselassie the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Running form comparison between bekele, gebrselassie, and. He won two olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four world championship titles in the event. Haile gebrselassie is considered one of the greatest runners in history, with victories and world records in almost every longdistance and middledistance event. Olympics, finishing fifth in the mens 10,000 metres race, won by haile gebrselassie. 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. For how many years will this record belong to the kenyans. Gebrselassie elected president of ethiopian track federation. Paul kibii tergat born 17 june 1969 is a kenyan former professional long distance runner. Gebrselassie definition of gebrselassie by the free.
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. Gebrselassie says it was wrong to hold the track and field world championships in. Haile gebrselassie announces retirement from athletics emotional gebrselassie announces retirement. Haile gebrselassie is arguably the best distance runner ever and it doesnt take long to work out why. Oct, 2010 how do todays elite athletes run from a technical standpoint. My two main negative comments are that the author idolized gebrselassie. Gebrselassie synonyms, gebrselassie pronunciation, gebrselassie translation, english dictionary definition of gebrselassie.
Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian athlete, who is the greatest long distance runner of all the time. He now employees over 1600 people in several business projects and has his own haile resort in the beautiful hawassa area. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party jim davies ticking timebomb official music video song protectors of the earthextreme music2 steps from hell. As you know, kenya and ethiopia still have their competition smiles. He was replaced by another running great, derartu tulu. 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. Nov 07, 2010 emotional gebrselassie announces retirement marathon world record holder haile gebrselassie has announced his retirement from athletics. Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete.
Ethiopian olympic gold medalwinning runners haile gebrselassie, fatuma roba, and bekoji native derartu tulu, but his first athletic love was football soccer. Haile gebrselassie was born 18 april, 1973 in asella, arsi province, ethiopia. Haile gebrselassie world 10,000m final, athens 1997 youtube. Jim white hears how his unique gift has inspired ethiopia and why 26 miles should prove no. He won iaaf world cross country championships junior bronze medal in 1992 and 1993. Atlete haile gebrselassie reveal part 1 cnn youtube. Great gebrselassie says competition not real without. 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. Haile gebrselassie synonyms, haile gebrselassie pronunciation, haile gebrselassie translation, english dictionary definition of haile gebrselassie. Marathon world record holder haile gebrselassie has announced his retirement from athletics. Haile gebrselassie definition of haile gebrselassie by the. Amby burfoot, executive editor, runners world magazine haile is an elegant champion and a fine example of sportsmanship. When they asked me to go somewhere i didnt like to walk, just run.
Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family. The haile gebrselassie story, haile would perform countless sets of sprint drillsbutt kicks, high knees, bounds and hops within his training program. Gebrselassie will be best remembered for his incredible range. Apr 08, 2002 interview haile gebrselassie the worlds best athlete runs his first senior marathon in london on sunday. He has traced his background, travelled the length and brea. 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. Atlete haile gebrselassie reveal part 2 cnn duration. Between 1993 and 2001 the pocketsized legend was unbeaten at 10,000m, breaking 15 world records in the process. Not only is a world record an incredible moment for sports, but it.
Haile had to settle for silver in the world 10,000m behind fellow. Definitely i can help them, simply by winning races. Haile gebrselassie and paul tergat duel for the world 0m title in athens 1997. As he eyes more gold in 2012, many of his compatriots want him to run. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Find out whether haile or tergat took victory in atlanta and sydney. 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. The story of ethiopian athletics star haile gebrselassie. On balance im glad i saw this moviebut not delighted to have purchased it, if that apparent paradox makes any sense.
Haile had to settle for silver in the world 10,000m behind fellow ethiopian kenenisa bekele earlier this year. 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 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. Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family, auto. 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. 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.
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 to run for parliament in ethiopia. 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. 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.
Singapore sports hub, kallang practice track more info. 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. Tanui loses shoe and race against gebrselassie duration. Haile gebrselassie latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. 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. Paul tergat rang me straight after the race and offered his congratulations. This is the eternal repetition for the giant ethiopian on running tracks. Find haile gebrselassie movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Breaking a world record is the highest possible achievement in athletics. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the new. Best of haile gebrselassie, running distance motivation.
Runnerworld called him the most comprehensive runner of all time. Not that i need to know about all of his personal faults and dirt but no one is perfect. 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. Addis standard legendary athlete haile gebrselassie has resigned from his post as president of the ethiopian athletics federation eaf.
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. Haile gebrselassie s announced retirement after the new york city marathon was a reaction to a disappointing race, he said in a twitter message. Ethiopias haile gebrselassie is one of the worlds fastest runners and has held several world records in longdistance events. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the. Haile gebrselassie of ethiopia wins the mens 10,000. Ethiopian former marathon world record holder haile gebrselassie s training program. In this video we will look at haile gebreselassies technique from his moving biography endurance. Haile gebrselassie bio, stats, and results olympics at. Haile gebrselassie retires from racing runners world. Haile gebrselassie is the best distance runner i have seen in the last quartercentury, the most electrifying personality. 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. He has won the dubai marathon thrice and also the 2001 half marathon. Haile gebrelassie by klaus weidt overdrive rakuten.
He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 meters to the marathon. Teddy afro sings haile haile for haile gebresilassie live on stage and haile gebresilassie dances. Running science features the training of the worlds best runners, explore here. In fact, no one can talk about the 10,000 m an athletic event without thinking of haile gebrselassie. This biopic gives insight into haile gebrselassie s early lifeupbringing.
Winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 meters, and four world championships at the same distance. Bbc sport academy athletics features haile answers. Insight into the training of the best elite distance runners in world. Til that the ethiopian distance runner haile gebrselassie. 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. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Known for his remarkable versatility, gebrselassie achieved major competition wins at distances between 1500 metres and marathon, moving. He became the first kenyan men to set the world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2. The story of ethiopian athletics star haile gebrselassie legends live on. Gebrselassie definition of gebrselassie by the free dictionary. 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.
Other articles where haile gebrselassie is discussed. Haile gebrselassie with his daughter aden and wife alem in. Haile gebrselassie interview haile gebrselassies dominance of longdistance running has put ethiopia on the map. As usual, at the finish line, hes victorious and happy. Haile gebrselassie with his daughter aden and wife alem in ethiopia. He set world records at distances from 2000 metres indoors to the marathon and won world. He has to his credit two gold olympic medals at the 10,000m distance. We can observe the running form of these exceptional distance runners. He has won the berlin marathon for a record four times and that too consecutively. 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. He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon. He won the berlin marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the dubai marathon.
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