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Haile Gebrselassie

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Haile Gebrselassie is the 226th most popular athlete (down from 112th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 226 out of 6,025. Before him are Bob King, Bill Holland, Aleksander Klumberg, Ralph Boston, Lina Radke, and Herma Bauma. After him are David Hall, Dallas Long, Janusz Kusociński, Sebastian Coe, Lauri Virtanen, and Bobby Morrow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 76. Before him are Edgars Rinkēvičs, Howie Dorough, Juliette Lewis, Savo Milošević, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Sami Hyypiä. After him are Li Bingbing, Ian Murdock, Pharrell Williams, Stacey Abrams, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Stephenie Meyer.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 33 out of 105. Before him are Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Mulatu Teshome (1955), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Kaleb of Axum (500), Taytu Betul (1851), and Negasso Gidada (1943). After him are Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Zara Yaqob (1399), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), and Mulatu Astatke (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 2. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932). After him are Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982).

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