Haile Gebrselassie
- January 4, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
Haile Gebrselassie Biography
| Name | Haile Gebrselassie |
| Birthday | Apr 18 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place Of Birth | Asella |
| Home Town | Oromia |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Parents | Bekele Gebrselassie, Ayelech Degtu |
| Siblings | Tekeye Gebrselassie, Assefa Gebrselassie |
| Spouse | Alem Gebrselassie |
Haile Gebrselassie is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on April 18, 1973 in Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia. Ethiopian running legend, who won gold medals in 10,000 meters at the 2000 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He also received several World Championship gold medals.
In 2000, he won the 10,000-meter Olympic gold; twelve years later, Mo Farah would achieve the same feat.
In 1992, Haile gained international recognition in Seoul, South Korea, when he won the 5000-metre and 10,000-metre races at the 1992 World Junior Championships and a silver medal in the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships held in Boston, the United States.
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. 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. After the contact, with just one shoe, an angered Tanui moved out to a 10-meter lead, only to have Haile run him down on the final straight. Also at the 1993 World Championships he ran in the 5,000-metre race to finish a close second behind Ismael Kirui of Kenya. In 1994 he won a bronze medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. 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 two seconds.
In 1996, he married Alem Gebrselassie.
Haile Gebrselassie Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Haile Gebrselassie is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Haile Gebrselassie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
As a child, he had to run 10 km to get to school.
At the 2008 Berlin Marathon, he set a new world record for marathon time of 2:03:59.
Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ , haylē gebre silassē; born 18 April 1973) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. Further to this, he won four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 5 im |
Haile Gebrselassie height 5 ft 5 im Haile weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Haile Gebrselassie Dating?
According to our records, Haile Gebrselassie married to Alem Gebrselassie. As of December 1, 2023, Haile Gebrselassie’s is not dating anyone.
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On 26 August 2001, he ran his first Half Marathon (16 wins out of 20) and won in 1:04:34. 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. 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.
Facts & Trivia
Haile Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Haile Gebrselassie celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.
At the Hengelo FBK-Games on 24 May, Haile ran 26:51.20 for the 10,000 metres to finish a close second behind countryman Sileshi Sihine’s 26:50.53. This is the Master 35-39 age group world record. Along with his 10,000-meter performances in 2003, 2004, and 2007, Haile is the only man older than 30 years of age to break 27 minutes in the 10,000 metres; his nine career sub 27-minute 10,000-meter performances is more than any other athlete except for Kenenisa Bekele, who also has nine.
What is Haile Gebrselassie famous for?
Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian distance runner. He was born in the city of Bekoji, in the Arsi region of central Ethiopia. In the 10,000m competition he has 2 Olympic gold medals, 4 World Championships, and held the world record until it was broken by compatriot Kenenisa Bekele.
Is Haile Gebrselassie still running?
Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie announced his retirement from competitive running after finishing 16th at the Great Manchester Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (10).
Where is Haile Gebrselassie now?
The 48-year-old Ethiopian occupies a modest-sized office in a modest-looking building in the heart of the capital city, Addis Ababa , with a compact gym in the basement and a snack stall in the foyer.
Is Haile Gebrselassie related to Haile Selassie?
The parts of the name seem relatively common. There’s a distance runner Haile Gebrselassie [1], and a soccer player Theodor Gebre Selassie [2], and others with no obvious connection to Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie means ‘Power of the trinity’ in Ethiopic.
Why are Ethiopian runners so good?
Several factors have been proposed to explain the extraordinary success of the Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners, including (1) genetic predisposition, (2) development of a high maximal oxygen uptake as a result of extensive walking and running at an early age, (3) relatively high hemoglobin and hematocrit, (4) …