D.O.B: 04.18.73
N.O.C: Ethiopia
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Final Year of Competition: 2010
Years Top 10: 6
Personal Bests
Marathon: 2:03:59 (Berlin 2008)
Half Marathon: 58:55 (Tempe 2006)
10 Miles: 44:24 (Tilburg 2005)
10km: 27:02 (Doha 2002)
5,000m: 12:50.38 (Birmingham 1999)
2 Miles: 8:04.69 (Birmingham 2003)
3,000m: 7:26.15 (Karlsruhe 1998)
2,000m: 4:52.86 (Birmingham 1998)
1,500m: 3:31.76 (Stuttgart 1998)
800m: 1:49.35 (Dortmund 1997)
10,000m: 26:22.75 (Hengelo 1998)
Mile: 3:52.39 (Gateshead 1999)
For many, hearing is name is enough – Haile Gebrselassie transcends athletics; his running feats are legendary…to emphasise the point, he broke an almost unbelievable 27 World Records during his peak!!! ✊
In a 2015 poll run by Athletics Weekly, Gebrselassie came out on top as ‘the greatest long distance runner in history’ with 46% of the vote, ahead of Emil Zátopek in 2nd, and Kenenisa Bekele 3rd…specifically for the Marathon we rank the incredible Gebrselassie as no.3 ALL-TIME!!! 🙌
