Haile gebrselassie how many records

After the contact, with just one shoe, an angered Tanui moved out to a meter lead, only to have Haile run him down on the final straight. Also at the World Championships he ran in the 5,metre race to finish a close second behind Ismael Kirui of Kenya.

Later that year he set his first world record by running a In , Haile ran the 10,metres in In , Haile turned the tables on Komen at the same meet. The next year, , saw Haile lowering the indoor world records for and metres, enjoying success outdoors by taking back both the and 10, metres world records, as well as earning a share in the Golden League jackpot for winning all of his races in the Golden League series that summer.

In June in Hengelo, Netherlands, Haile set a 10, metres world record On 26 August , he ran his first Half Marathon 16 wins out of 20 and won in Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Ethiopia. Haile Gebrselassie celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year. In , Haile again won all of his races, ranking first in the world yet again in both the and 10, metres. The winning margin of victory was only 0.

In , Haile made his debut at the marathon at the London Marathon. Junior race 8. Boston , United States. Junior race 7. World Junior Championships. Seoul , South Korea. Amorebieta , Spain. Senior race African Championships. Durban , South Africa. World Championships. Stuttgart , Germany. Budapest , Hungary. World Road Relay Championships. Litochoro , Greece. Marathon relay. Durham , England. Senior race. Gothenburg , Sweden. Stellenbosch , South Africa. Olympic Games.

Atlanta , United States. World Indoor Championships. Paris , France. The Ethiopian great, 40, has been enlisted to take a loaded men's elite field, including debutant Mo Farah, to the 30 kilometres mark at world-record speed on 13 April. Kenya's Wilson Kipsang, who will be perhaps Farah's biggest threat, set the current all-time mark of two hours, three minutes and 23 seconds at last September's Berlin Marathon.

The London race director, Hugh Brasher, said: "We are delighted to announce that Haile Gebrselassie has agreed to run as a pacemaker in this year's race. Image source, Reuters. Haile Gebrselassie won his first world championship gold medal for the 10, metres in Stuttgart in at 20 years old. He went on to win four consecutive world championships. Image source, Getty Images.