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Haile Gebrselassie
10,000m - ETH
Born: Apr. 18, 1973
Hometown: Assela,
Ethiopia
Resides: Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
Height: 1.58m
Weight: 53.2kg
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 Has run the second-fastest time of 2003
Won
the gold medal in the 10,000m in both Sydney and Atlanta
Enjoyed record-breaking season in 1998, setting the
world record in the 10,000m (26:22.75) in Hengelo,
Holland and the 5000m world record in Helsinki (12:39.36)
Widely
considered the greatest long distance runner of all
time
As
a child, it was Gebrselassie's job to chase down any
horses that broke loose
Gebrselassie has a slight crook in his left arm when
he runs, an affliction that developed by carrying
books while running to school
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