Sep 08, 2016 haile gebrselassie 10,000m olympic champion at sydney 2000 duration. Aresa, umpi, bmg rights management us, llc, bmi broadcast music inc. 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. When they asked me to go somewhere i didnt like to walk, just run. Ethiopias haile gebrselassie is one of the worlds fastest runners and has held several world records in longdistance events. Endurance is a 1999 docudrama film about the famous distance runner haile gebrselassie with gebrselassie playing himself. With haile gebrselassie, shawananness gebrselassie, yonas zergaw, tedesse haile. Haile gebrselassie bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Gebrselassie shatters his own marathon world record the new. Rising from his meager roots in ethiopa, haile gebrselassie pursued his olympic dream and went on to win the gold at the 1996 olympics. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Join facebook to connect with haile gebreselassie and others you may know. Jun 05, 2015 endurance licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca victor. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new.
The gold medal for the mens 10,000metre race in the 1996 atlanta olympics is won by ethiopian haile gebrselassie. My interest for track and field athletism has always been big, but my interest for 10,000 m was awaken by haile gebrselassie running 10,000 m and taking the gold medal at the 1995 gothenburg games. He has won the dubai marathon thrice and also the 2001 half marathon. Umpi, downtown music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. Since then, the company has increased its destinations to four, by opening haile hotel shashemene, ziway resort and yaya africa athletics village. Haile gebrselassie is considered one of the greatest runners in history, with victories and world records in almost every longdistance and middledistance event. Although his father wanted him with him on the farm, at 16 years old he decided to train in the police force. Haile gebrselassies announced retirement after the new york city marathon was a reaction to a disappointing race, he said in a twitter message. Haile gebrselassie biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. Haile gebrselassie to be world record pacesetter at london. On balance im glad i saw this moviebut not delighted to have purchased it, if that apparent paradox makes any sense. The training of haile gebrselassie and jack foster canutes. 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.
He was born in the city of bekoji, in the arsi region of central ethiopia. Last night i thought about writing a piece on the greatest longdistance runner of all times, the great haile gebrselassie. It was written and directed by leslie woodhead and bud greenspan, and produced and released by walt disney pictures. 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 is indeed a worthy subject for a docudrama. Endurance is a 1999 docudrama film about the famous distance runner haile gebrselassie with gebrselassie playing the role of himself.
He now employees hundreds of people in several business projects, like a hotel and a cinema. Raised under oppressive conditions in one of the worlds poorest countries, the ethiopian boy named haile gebrselassie was born to run. It was established in 2010, by opening haile resort in hawassa. 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. 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. As a former competitive distance runner, it was truly inspiring to see hailes struggles that he overcame. He has won major titles at all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon. Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian athlete who is considered by many as the greatest longdistance runners of all time. Haile gebrselassie is a retired ethiopian longdistance track and road running athlete. If his race as a 15yearold in addis ababa is taken into account, this was gebrselassies eighth. This biopic gives insight into haile gebrselassies early lifeupbringing. An olympic and world hero, ethiopian distance runner halle gebrselassie center found the strength and courage to win the gold medal, not just for himself, but for his country, in walt disney pictures nonfiction feature endurance. 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.
Haile gebrselassie celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. On the last day of september 2007, haile gebrselassie set a world record of 2. Haile gebrselassie is a retired ethiopian runner, and one of the sports greatest legends. Haile gebrselassie story bio, facts, networth, family, auto. 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. 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. Haile gebrselassie news, views, gossip, pictures, video. Oct 04, 2019 mo farah haile gebrselassie tells mo farah not to rush his marathon dreams ahead of great north run showdown longdistance veteran tells mo farah not to abandon his track training just yet, and. 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. 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. Bmg rights management us, llc, sony atv publishing, cmrra, aresa, bmi broadcast music inc. Haile gebrselassie has perfect running form runners world. He has to his credit two gold olympic medals at the 10,000m distance.
Every morning, haile gebrselassie trains with a select group of runners in the entoto hills east of the ethiopian capitol of addis ababa. 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. Endurance the story of haile gebrselassie runneruniverse. Aug 07, 2007 im speaking of course about haile gebrselassie, who won the new york city half marathon sunday morning in 59 minutes, 24 seconds.
Jul 30, 2015 endurance licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca victor. He considers community projects as his responsibility. Haile hotels and resorts, is a privately owned and situated in various part of ethiopia. A candidate for the greatest distance runner of all time, ethiopian haile gebrselassie announced on sunday that he is retiring from competitive racing. He won two olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four world championship titles in the event. Haile gebrselassie was born 18 april, 1973 in asella, arsi province, ethiopia.
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. 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. I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep i was a very aggressive boy. 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. He won the berlin marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the dubai marathon. 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. 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 10,000m olympic champion at sydney 2000 duration. Winning two olympic gold medals at 10,000 metres, and four world championships at the same distance. Haile gebrselassie is a famous ethiopian athlete, who was born on april 18, 1973. Top 30 quotes of haile gebrselassie famous quotes and sayings. Ethiopian haile gebrselassie haile gebrselassie wins the gold medal in the mens 10,000 meter race at the 1996 atlanta olympics.
Haile gebrselassie is an ethiopian distance runner. The 34yearold ethiopian improved the old mark of his kenyan rival paul tergat, who had run 2. This was confirmed by haile himself and he didnt give any. Haile was born on the 18th of april, 1973, says klaus weidt, author of haile gebrselassie. Ethiopian long distance runner haile gebrselassie documentary. He has won the berlin marathon for a record four times and that too consecutively. Haile gebrselassie won the dubai marathon but missed world record after slipping into an awkward position while watching tv the night before published. This in turn may be mapped with endurance runners strength of will or sisu. Just as hes won every other halfmarathon he has ever entered. What is high fitness and why you need to try this new group fitness.
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