Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long distance runner.

Career highlights

Set 15 world records and world bests.
Record holder at 20000m and 1 Hour; Marathon; 10k road.
Former world record holder at 5000 and 10000 (outdoor) and 5000 (indoor).
Unbeaten at 10000 since 1993 until 2008
Unbeaten, at 5000 since 1996 and at 3000 since 1994.
African Games: 1993 ( 2nd, 5000m & 3rd, 10,000m).
Won twice GP 3000. Named "athlete of the year 1998" by the International Athletic Foundation (IAF). IAAF Road Relay Team Championships: 1994 (2nd).
National Championships: 2001 (1st, Half Marathon).

Event	Performance	Place	Date
1500M	3:33.73	Stuttgart	June 6,1999
One Mile	3:52.39	Gateshead	June 27, 1999
2000M	4:56.1	Bruxelles	Aug. 22, 1997
3000M	7:25.09	Bruxelles	Aug. 28, 1998
Two Miles	8:01.08	Hengelo	May 31, 1997
5000M	12:39.36	Helsinki	13/06/1998
10,000	26:22.75	Hengelo	June 1, 1998
10K	27:02	Doha	Dec. 11, 2002
15K	41:38	Nijmegen	Nov. 11, 2001
20,000	56:26.0	Ostrava	27/06/2007
20K	55:48	Phoenix, AZ	Jan. 15, 2006
One Hour	21.285	Ostrava	June 27, 2007
Half Marathon	58:55	Phoenix, AZ	Jan. 15, 2006
25 Kilometres	1:11:37	Alphen aan den Rijn	March 12, 2006
30 Kilometres	1:28:01	Dubai	Jan. 18, 2008
Marathon	2:03:59	Berlin	Sept. 28, 2008

Event	Performance	Place	Date
800M	1:49.35	Dortmund	Feb. 9, 1997
1000M	2:20.3	Stuttgart	Feb. 1, 1998
1500Ms	3:31.76	Stuttgart	Feb. 1, 1998
2000M	4:52.86	Birmingham	15/02/1998
3000M	7:26.15	Karlsruhe	25/01/1998
Two Miles	8:04.69	Birmingham	21/02/2003
5000M	12:50.38	Birmingham	14/02/1999
10 Miles Road	44:53	Tempe, AZ	15/01/2006