Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)
"Gebrselassie" redirects here. For the Ethiopian emperor, see Haile Selassie. For the Czech footballer, see Theodor Gebre Selassie.
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Haile, and not as Gebrselassie.
Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized: Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman.[2][3] He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion.
Haile had major competition wins at distances between 1,500 metres and the marathon, moving from outdoor, indoor and cross country running to road running in the latter part of his career. He broke 61 Ethiopian national records, ranging from 800 metres to the marathon, set 27 world records, and is regarded as one of the greatest long distance runners in history.[4][5][6][7][8] He won the 2008 Berlin Marathon with a world record time of 2:03:59, breaking his own world record by 27 seconds. The record stood for three years. Haile's 10,000 m Masters age group world record remains unchallenged since 2008. Due to his various achievements on track & road running events, many called him as the "Emperor of the Distance Running".
Haile was cited as one of the top 100 most influential Africans by New African in 2011.[9] During the Hachalu Hundessa riots in 2020, Oromo mobs targeted the businesses and properties of non-Oromos. Haile's hotels and resort were burned and 400 employees lost their jobs.[10][11] In 2021, in the midst of the Tigray War, he pledged to join the fighting against the Tigray People's Liberation Front.[12][13]
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