Posters and fact sheets were made available online for people to download and distribute. And haile, me, and you know if his efficiency improved so would his times. It was established in 2010, by opening haile resort in hawassa. He has to his credit two gold olympic medals at the 10,000m distance. Bmg rights management us, llc, sony atv publishing, cmrra, aresa, bmi broadcast music inc. Sisay remembers sitting atop his fathers shoulders to watch a parade for haile gebrselassie, who returned to ethiopia a national hero after capturing gold in the 10,000 meters at the 2000 olympic games. All the latest breaking news on haile gebrselassie. Rising from his meager roots in ethiopa, haile gebrselassie pursued his olympic dream and went on to win the gold at the 1996 olympics. If he were to correct the hip imbalance his arm would be able to swing normally and his efficiency would improve. Ethiopian former marathon world record holder haile gebrselassies training program. Haile gebrselassie definition of haile gebrselassie by the.
He chooses to forget because even the brightest moments of his old life are tarnished. Raised under oppressive conditions in one of the worlds poorest countries, the ethiopian boy named haile gebrselassie was born to run. I had a great skype chat with danny dreyer, founder of chirunning, whose. 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. Jun 05, 2015 endurance licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca victor. Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian longdistance track and road running athlete. While i agree with you that haile s wayward arm was helping keep him balanced and moving forward, but only because it was compensating for a hip imbalance.
He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon. Haile gebrselassies announced retirement after the new york city marathon was a reaction to a disappointing race, he said in a twitter message. Haile gebrselassies competitive running days are over. Haile gebrselassie will pace a world record attempt at aprils london marathon, race organisers have announced the ethiopian great, 40, has been enlisted to. Haile is ambitious and feels he can go even faster. Top 30 quotes of haile gebrselassie famous quotes and. Ethiopias haile gebrselassie is one of the worlds fastest runners and has held several world records in longdistance events. Between 1993 and 2001 the pocketsized legend was unbeaten at 10,000m, breaking 15 world records in the process. This biopic gives insight into haile gebrselassies early lifeupbringing. He still runs as if he is holding his school books under.
Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on haile gebrselassie. Haile gebrselassie is a famous ethiopian athlete, who was born on april 18, 1973. Haile the veteran athlete is now a winning junior in business december 14, 2016 having spent his whole running career leading the pack, haile gebrselassie isnt ready to let his number one status fall now hes turned his attention to business. To go to school he had to walk ten kilometres every day. Top 30 quotes of haile gebrselassie famous quotes and sayings. When he wasnt laboring in his fathers fields, young haile would be running. Haile gebrselassie highleh gehbruhsuhlahsee at his own pace gebrselassie says his training program is based on how his body feels, so he doesnt maintain a strict mileage regimen. This in turn may be mapped with endurance runners strength of will or sisu. This film is a heartwarming tribute to life and a portrait of a young person with exceptional stamina. He won two olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four world cham. Brought up one of 10 children in the hills of asala, 160 miles south of addis, from the age of six he ran six miles to school and back every day.
Jun, 20 running superstar haile gebrselassie has broken 27 world records the 40yearold ethiopian is still competing in longdistance events gebrselassie won two olympic 10,000m golds before turning to. Feb 17, 2014 haile gebrselassie will pace a world record attempt at aprils london marathon, race organisers have announced the ethiopian great, 40, has been enlisted to take a loaded mens elite field. This biopic gives insight into haile gebrselassie s early lifeupbringing. 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. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Shoulder posture affects running performance oregon. Haile gebrselassie synonyms, haile gebrselassie pronunciation, haile gebrselassie translation, english dictionary definition of haile gebrselassie. Since then, the company has increased its destinations to four, by opening haile hotel shashemene, ziway resort and yaya africa athletics village. Media in category haile gebrselassie the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total.
Paul is a very good friend, and i apologized to him that he no longer held the world record. As a person born on this date, haile gebrselassie is listed in our database as the 62nd most popular celebrity for the day april 18 and the 232nd most popular for the year 1973. When they asked me to go somewhere i didnt like to walk, just run. Endurance is a 1999 docudrama film about the famous distance runner haile gebrselassie with gebrselassie playing the role of himself.
The training of haile gebrselassie and jack foster canutes. In the 16 years from the 1993 world championships in stuttgart, where he won gold in the 10,000m and silver in the 5000m to his marathon world record of 2. Haile the veteran athlete is now a winning junior in business. He now employees hundreds of people in several business projects, like a hotel and a cinema. Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian athlete who is considered by many as the greatest longdistance runners of all time. Haile hotels and resorts, is a privately owned and situated in various part of ethiopia. He has won the dubai marathon thrice and also the 2001 half marathon. Through a skype call the daily life, dreams and fears of a family in easternukraine is. Haile gebrselassie definition of haile gebrselassie by. Dec 14, 2016 haile the veteran athlete is now a winning junior in business december 14, 2016 having spent his whole running career leading the pack, haile gebrselassie isnt ready to let his number one status fall now hes turned his attention to business.
Haile gebrselassie is arguably the best distance runner ever and it doesnt take long to work out why. Pan macmillan autumn 2020 catalogue by pan macmillan issuu. He has won the berlin marathon for a record four times and that too consecutively. Haile gebrselassie celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. Nov 25, 20 bbc news haile gebrselassie olympic athlete to property mogul duration. Haile gebrselassie won the dubai marathon but missed world record after slipping into an awkward position while watching tv the night before published. Rising from his meager roots in ethiopa, haile gebrselassie pursued his olympic dream and went on to win the gold at the 1996. Haile gebrselassie is considered one of the greatest runners in history, with victories and world records in almost every longdistance and middledistance event. Geb has a strong claim to stand beside emil zatopek in the pantheon of distance running legends. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the new.
The 34yearold ethiopian improved the old mark of his kenyan rival paul tergat, who had run 2. The 42yearold gebrselassie is retired, having won 11 major marathons and set 27 world records on the track and roads. Haile gebrselassie is indeed a worthy subject for a docudrama. Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family, auto. He won the berlin marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the dubai marathon. Haile gebrselassie is more than an athlete, he is a businessman as well and has invested the money he earned from running in his home country, ethiopia. In 10,000m terms this was the night of the big fight between two of the greatest di stance runners in history both of whom were running their last major championship 10,000 metres. Haile gebrselassie bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Haile gebrselassie i have to change a lot of things. A candidate for the greatest distance runner of all time, ethiopian haile gebrselassie announced on sunday that he is retiring from competitive racing. 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. Haile gebrselassie is a retired ethiopian runner, and one of the sports greatest legends. If his race as a 15yearold in addis ababa is taken into account, this was gebrselassies eighth.
Running superstar haile gebrselassie has broken 27 world records the 40yearold ethiopian is still competing in longdistance events gebrselassie. Join facebook to connect with haile gebreselassie and others you may know. I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep i was a very aggressive boy. In the green vest from ethiopia the defending olympic champion and world record holder haile gebrselassie, and in the red vest from kenya the challenger and olympic silver medallist from four. Haile comes from a big family he was one of 10 children and he grew up on a farm. Ethiopian world marathon record holder haile gebrselassie has announced his retirement after limping out of his first new york city. 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.
Jul 23, 2014 the training of haile gebrselassie and jack foster in recent months i have been rebuilding the base fitness required for another marathon. Haile gained international recognition in 1992 when he won the 5000metre and 10,000metre races at the 1992 junior. Haile gebrselassie retired but still running strong. Haile gebrselassie 1973 present is an ethiopian longdistance runner who has won two olympic gold medals in the 10,000 metres and now runs marathons around the world fun fact. Endurance the story of haile gebrselassie runneruniverse. As graham says, watching mo farah, kenenisa bekele and haile gebrselassie in action is like poetry in motion this video really highlights the running form of these truly exceptional distance runners at 12 miles into the recent 20 great north run. 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. On the last day of september 2007, haile gebrselassie set a world record of 2. Haile had to settle for silver in the world 10,000m behind fellow. 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. Tell us this distance, because we will come back to it several times. The training of haile gebrselassie and jack foster. I would like to run a good marathon, though after my somewhat disappointing performance in the robin hood halfmarathon last september and apparent acceleration of agerelated deterioration since then. Paul tergat rang me straight after the race and offered his congratulations.
I said, i am sorry but you can always try to take the record back next year if you want. On a farm, which was nothing more than a straw hut, a shepherd, his father and nine brothers lived with a child called haile. Haile gebrselassie i havent done a marathon for a long. As graham says, watching mo farah, kenenisa bekele and haile gebrselassie in action is like poetry in motion this video really highlights the running form of these truly exceptional distance runners at 12 miles into the recent 20 great north run half marathon. Winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 metres, and four world championships at the same distance. Bbc news haile gebrselassie olympic athlete to property mogul duration. 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. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Barefoot running magazine issue 8 spring 20 by barefoot. Haile the veteran athlete is now a winning junior in. Haile gebrselassie was born 18 april, 1973 in asella, arsi province, ethiopia. One of the greatest runners in history on his first ever race, the power of scatman, and his own pick as the greatest runner ever. Ive been a big fan of cardiovascularendurance exercise for such a. Endurance is a 1999 docudrama film about the famous distance runner haile gebrselassie with gebrselassie playing himself. 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. Every day he would run 10 kilometres to school and 10 kilometres back. He won two olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four world championship titles in the event. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the. Haile gebrselassie is a retired ethiopian longdistance track and road running athlete.
I havent done a marathon for a long time haile gebrselassie quotes from. Ethiopian long distance runner haile gebrselassie documentary. Bbc sport academy athletics features haile answers. Endurance licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca victor. He considers community projects as his responsibility.
Vienna 20414 vienna city marathon aftermath haile gebrselassie greeting his enthusiastic viennese fans after winning vcm half marathon 3rd time. Idfa docs for sale 2015 catalogue by idfa international. Based upon the haile gebrselassies 26 world records with his first set in the 5000 m, 12. During his career he won 2 olympic gold medals, 7 world championship medals 4 golds, and broke a number world records in distances ranging from 2 miles to the marathon. Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family. In 2008 he again achieves to run a world record in berlin of 2. Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over skype by the awardwinning french journalist delphine minoui. Although his father wanted him with him on the farm, at 16 years old he decided to train in the police force. Haile gebrselassie to be world record pacesetter at london. Haile gebrselassie has confirmed he will take part in the great.
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