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Gebrselassie, Haile

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Born: 1973 AD
Currently alive, at 35 years of age.

Nationality: Ethiopian
Categories: Track and Field Athlete

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1973 - Born on April 18th in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. Ethiopian long-distance track athlete.

1992 - Won the 5,000m and 10,000m races at the World Junior Championships.

1994 - Running a 12:56.96 in the 5,000m, he set his first world record.

1996 - He won a gold medal in Olympic 10,000-meter run.

2004-2006 - Haile, who had retired from track racing after his quest for a third Olympic 10,000-m gold came up short, ran the fastest marathon of the year.

2007 - Set a half-marathon world record of 58 min 55 sec in January, but when he targeted the marathon record in London in April, he finished a disappointing ninth in 2 hr 9 min 5 sec.





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