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    Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized: Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running...
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    Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 (matching Haile Gebrselassie's four in a row win streak). Kenenisa was unbeaten over 10,000 m from...
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    celebrity status in Brazil. He has had an intense rivalry with his friend Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia. In the Olympic Games 10,000m finals of both the 1996...
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    marathon. In 2011, Haile Gebrselassie ran the fastest ever time on Austrian soil for the half marathon distance. The 2012 edition saw Haile and Paula Radcliffe...
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  • middle- and long-distance runner. Remembered for his rivalry with Haile Gebrselassie, his most notable achievements came in a two-year period between 1996...
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     Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Amsterdam 2006 2:05:56  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Berlin 2007 2:04:26  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Berlin 2008 2:03:59  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)...
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    Sohn Kee-chung Robert de Castella Khalid Khannouchi Kelvin Kiptum Haile Gebrselassie Patrick Makau Joan Benoit Naoko Takahashi Catherine Ndereba Paula...
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    Haile Resorts (Amharic: ሃይሌ ሪዞርትስ) is a hotel chain in Ethiopia owned by renowned athlete Haile Gebrselassie. Started operation in 2010 in Hawassa, the...
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    5000 metres of the 1992 Junior World Championships in Seoul, behind Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and Ismael Kirui of Kenya. A year later, he was the #2...
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  • Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gebrselassie (born 1973), Ethiopian distance runner Haile Yosadiq, warlord of the Zemene Mesafint Haile Maryam, another warlord...
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  • is a 1998 docudrama film about the famous distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with Gebrselassie playing himself. It was written and directed by Leslie Woodhead...
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    (GBR) 1996: Michael Johnson (USA) 1997: Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1998: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 1999: Michael Johnson (USA) 2000: Jan Železný (CZE) 2001: Hicham...
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    his fourth victory in Berlin, he equalled the record achievement of Haile Gebrselassie. He finished 4:49 min ahead of second-placed compatriot Mark Korir...
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    running. Mamo Wolde, Juma Ikangaa, Tegla Loroupe, Paul Tergat, and Haile Gebrselassie—all recipients of the New York Road Runners' Abebe Bikila Award—are...
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  • race and both events were contested on 17 May. Previous 10 km winner Haile Gebrselassie stated that he wanted to regain his UK All-Comers' record, which was...
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  • Olympic (OG) 2006 Not held Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (1/4) Felix Limo Haile Gebrselassie (1/4) Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (2/4) Marilson Gomes dos Santos (1/2)...
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    2005 Brussels 3 26:20.31 Bekele #2 8 June 2004 Ostrava 3 4 26:22.75 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 1 June 1998 Hengelo 5 26:25.97 Bekele #3 8 June 2008 Eugene...
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  • Zersenay Tadese, Boniface Kiprop Toroitich and reigning Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie, who was running with a calf injury, were not able to keep up. Bekele...
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  • to 8:07.46: Daniel Komen also ran 7:58.91 (1998), 8:03.54 (1996). Haile Gebrselassie also ran 8:01.72 (1999), 8:01.86 (1999), 8:07.46 (1995). Correct as...
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    Roncero (ESP) Berlin 1:06:47  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Bristol 2002 59:41  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Lisbon 1:07:19  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) South Shields 2003 1:00:01...
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    Tanui (KEN) 1993: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 1995: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 1997: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 1999: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2001: Charles...
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    Brussels, Belgium, covering 21,330 metres (13.25 miles), breaking Haile Gebrselassie's record of 21,285 metres set at Ostrava, Czech Republic on 27 June...
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    12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 31 May 2004 Hengelo 3 3 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 13 June 1998 Helsinki 4 4 12:39.74 Daniel Komen  Kenya 22...
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    27 minutes Wanjiru took back the half-marathon world record, which Haile Gebrselassie broke in early 2006, with 58:53 minutes on 9 February 2007 at the...
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  • 96  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 1994-06-04 Hengelo, Netherlands 12:55.30  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 1995-06-08 Rome, Italy 12:44.39  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)...
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    Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitani and Wilson Kigen pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008...
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  • manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company and Ethiopian former long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie. The company is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and was founded...
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  • Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and a regular supporter of the event, Haile Gebrselassie. Ethiopian Bekele won the men's event just ahead of Farah. Kenya's...
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    2012". The Daily Telegraph. "Born to Run Haile Gebrselassie Interview". The Daily Telegraph. "Haile Gebrselassie G4S 4teen Runner Pauline Korikwiang on...
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  • punched at the eventual winner Haile Gebrselassie during the final sprint and was disqualified. Overshadowed by Gebrselassie his entire career, this early...
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