Athlete Profile
Haile Gebrselassie
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Ethiopia - DATE OF BIRTH 18 APR 1973
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| Personal Best - Outdoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | 3:33.73 | Stuttgart | 06 JUN 1999 | ||
| One Mile | 3:52.39 | Gateshead | 27 JUN 1999 | ||
| 2000 Metres | 4:56.1 | Bruxelles | 22 AUG 1997 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 7:25.09 | Bruxelles | 28 AUG 1998 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:01.08 | Hengelo | 31 MAY 1997 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 12:39.36 | Helsinki | 13 JUN 1998 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | 26:22.75 | Hengelo | 01 JUN 1998 | ||
| 10 Kilometres | 27:02 | Doha | 11 DEC 2002 | ||
| 15 Kilometres | 41:38 | Nijmegen | 11 NOV 2001 | ||
| 20,000 Metres | 56:26.0 | Ostrava | 27 JUN 2007 | ||
| 20 Kilometres | 55:48 | Phoenix, AZ | 15 JAN 2006 | ||
| One Hour | 21.285 | Ostrava | 27 JUN 2007 | ||
| Half Marathon | 58:55 | Phoenix, AZ | 15 JAN 2006 | ||
| 25 Kilometres | 1:11:37 | Alphen aan den Rijn | 12 MAR 2006 | ||
| 30 Kilometres | 1:27:49 | Berlin | 20 SEP 2009 | ||
| Marathon | 2:03:59 | Berlin | 28 SEP 2008 | ||
| Personal Best - Indoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 Metres | 1:49.35 | Dortmund | 09 FEB 1997 | ||
| 1000 Metres | 2:20.3 | Stuttgart | 01 FEB 1998 | ||
| 1500 Metres | 3:31.76 | Stuttgart | 01 FEB 1998 | ||
| 2000 Metres | 4:52.86 | Birmingham, GBR | 15 FEB 1998 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 7:26.15 | Karlsruhe | 25 JAN 1998 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:04.69 | Birmingham, GBR | 21 FEB 2003 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 12:50.38 | Birmingham, GBR | 14 FEB 1999 | ||
| 10 Miles Road | 44:53 | Tempe, AZ | 15 JAN 2006 | ||
| Progression - Outdoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 3:33.73 | Stuttgart | 06 JUN | |
| 1998 | 3:37.9 | Addis Ababa | 02 APR | |
| 1996 | 3:34.64 | Chemnitz | 19 MAY | |
| 1994 | 3:37.04 | Hechtel | 30 JUL | |
| One Mile | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 3:52.39 | Gateshead | 27 JUN | |
| 2000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 4:59.6 | London | 07 AUG | |
| 1998 | 4:56.5 | Bruxelles | 28 AUG | |
| 1997 | 4:56.1 | Bruxelles | 22 AUG | |
| 1994 | 5:01.6 | Unknown | 01 JAN | |
| 1994 | 5:01.6 | Unknown | 01 JAN | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 7:26.03 | Helsinki | 10 JUN | |
| 1998 | 7:25.09 | Bruxelles | 28 AUG | |
| 1997 | 7:26.02 | Bruxelles | 22 AUG | |
| 1995 | 7:35.90 | Monaco | 09 SEP | |
| 1994 | 7:37.49 | Monaco | 02 AUG | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 8:01.72 | London | 07 AUG | |
| 1997 | 8:01.08 | Hengelo | 31 MAY | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2004 | 12:55.51 | London (CP) | 30 JUL | |
| 2003 | 12:54.36 | Paris Saint-Denis | 04 JUL | |
| 2000 | 12:57.95 | Zürich | 11 AUG | |
| 1999 | 12:49.64 | Zürich | 11 AUG | |
| 1998 | 12:39.36 | Helsinki | 13 JUN | |
| 1997 | 12:41.86 | Zürich | 13 AUG | |
| 1996 | 12:52.70 | Zürich | 14 AUG | |
| 1995 | 12:44.39 | Zürich | 16 AUG | |
| 1994 | 12:56.96 | Hengelo | 04 JUN | |
| 1993 | 13:03.17 | Stuttgart | 16 AUG | |
| 1992 | 13:36.06 | Seoul | 19 SEP | |
| 10,000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 27:20.39 | Hengelo | 27 MAY | |
| 2008 | 26:51.20 | Hengelo | 24 MAY | |
| 2007 | 26:52.81 | Hengelo | 26 MAY | |
| 2004 | 26:41.58 | Hengelo | 31 MAY | |
| 2003 | 26:29.22 | Bruxelles | 05 SEP | |
| 2001 | 27:54.41 | Edmonton | 08 AUG | |
| 2000 | 27:18.20 | Sydney | 25 SEP | |
| 1999 | 27:57.27 | Sevilla | 24 AUG | |
| 1998 | 26:22.75 | Hengelo | 01 JUN | |
| 1997 | 26:31.32 | Oslo | 04 JUL | |
| 1996 | 27:07.34 | Atlanta, GA | 29 JUL | |
| 1995 | 26:43.53 | Hengelo | 05 JUN | |
| 1994 | 27:15.00 | Lausanne | 06 JUL | |
| 1993 | 27:30.17 | Durban | 25 JUN | |
| 1992 | 28:03.99 | Seoul | 18 SEP | |
| 10 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 27:39 | Manchester | 20 MAY | |
| 2011 | 28:08 | Luanda | 31 DEC | |
| 2010 | 28:02 | Manchester | 16 MAY | |
| 2009 | 27:39 | Manchester | 17 MAY | |
| 2008 | 28:39 | Dubai | 18 JAN | |
| 2007 | 28:22 | 's-Heerenberg | 02 DEC | |
| 2006 | 28:01 | Tempe, AZ | 15 JAN | |
| 2005 | 27:25 | Manchester | 22 MAY | |
| 2002 | 27:02 | Doha | 11 DEC | |
| 2001 | 28:07 | Praha | 23 SEP | |
| 1994 | 27:34 | Dongio | 04 APR | |
| 15 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2011 | 42:44 | Nijmegen | 20 NOV | |
| 2009 | 42:42 | Den Haag | 14 MAR | |
| 2008 | 42:40 | Melbourne | 30 NOV | |
| 2007 | 42:36 | 's-Heerenberg | 02 DEC | |
| 2006 | 41:45 | Phoenix, AZ | 15 JAN | |
| 2005 | 41:57 | Nijmegen | 20 NOV | |
| 2001 | 41:38 | Nijmegen | 11 NOV | |
| 20,000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 56:26.0 | Ostrava | 27 JUN | |
| 20 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2011 | 58:30 | Berlin | 25 SEP | |
| 2009 | 56:48 | Den Haag | 14 MAR | |
| 2008 | 58:10 | Dubai | 18 JAN | |
| 2007 | 59:10 | Berlin | 30 SEP | |
| 2006 | 55:48 | Phoenix, AZ | 15 JAN | |
| 2005 | 58:49 | Amsterdam | 16 OCT | |
| One Hour | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2009 | 20.822 | Hengelo | 01 JUN | |
| 2007 | 21.285 | Ostrava | 27 JUN | |
| Half Marathon | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 1:00:52 | Wien | 15 APR | |
| 2011 | 1:00:18 | Wien | 17 APR | |
| 2010 | 1:02:52 | Dubai | 22 JAN | |
| 2009 | 59:50 | Den Haag | 14 MAR | |
| 2008 | 59:15 | Lisboa | 16 MAR | |
| 2007 | 1:02:29 | Berlin | 30 SEP | |
| 2006 | 58:55 | Phoenix, AZ | 15 JAN | |
| 2005 | 1:01:33 | Granollers | 06 FEB | |
| 2001 | 1:00:03 | Bristol | 07 OCT | |
| 25 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2011 | 1:13:19 | Berlin | 25 SEP | |
| 2009 | 1:13:09 | Berlin | 20 SEP | |
| 2008 | 1:13:04 | Dubai | 18 JAN | |
| 2007 | 1:14:05 | Berlin | 30 SEP | |
| 2006 | 1:11:37 | Alphen aan den Rijn | 12 MAR | |
| 2005 | 1:13:57 | Amsterdam | 16 OCT | |
| 30 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 1:29:07 | Tokyo | 26 FEB | |
| 2011 | 1:28:48 | Berlin | 25 SEP | |
| 2009 | 1:27:49 | Berlin | 20 SEP | |
| 2008 | 1:28:01 | Dubai | 18 JAN | |
| 2007 | 1:28:56 | Berlin | 30 SEP | |
| 2006 | 1:29:06 | Berlin | 24 SEP | |
| 2005 | 1:28:57 | Amsterdam | 16 OCT | |
| 2002 | 1:29:01 | London | 14 APR | |
| Marathon | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 2:08:17 | Tokyo | 26 FEB | |
| 2010 | 2:06:09 | Dubai | 22 JAN | |
| 2009 | 2:05:29 | Dubai | 16 JAN | |
| 2008 | 2:03:59 | Berlin | 28 SEP | |
| 2007 | 2:04:26 | Berlin | 30 SEP | |
| 2006 | 2:05:56 | Berlin | 24 SEP | |
| 2005 | 2:06:20 | Amsterdam | 16 OCT | |
| 2002 | 2:06:35 | London | 14 APR | |
| Progression - Indoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1997 | 1:49.35 | Dortmund | 09 FEB | |
| 1000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1998 | 2:20.3 | Stuttgart | 01 FEB | |
| 1500 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 3:33.77 | Maebashi | 07 MAR | |
| 1998 | 3:31.76 | Stuttgart | 01 FEB | |
| 1997 | 3:32.39 | Stuttgart | 02 FEB | |
| 2000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 5:00.06 | Liévin | 21 FEB | |
| 1998 | 4:52.86 | Birmingham, GBR | 15 FEB | |
| 1997 | 5:02.12 | Karlsruhe | 14 FEB | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2004 | 7:29.34 | Karlsruhe | 15 FEB | |
| 2003 | 7:28.29 | Karlsruhe | 28 FEB | |
| 1999 | 7:26.80 | Karlsruhe | 24 JAN | |
| 1998 | 7:26.15 | Karlsruhe | 25 JAN | |
| 1997 | 7:31.27 | Karlsruhe | 14 FEB | |
| 1996 | 7:30.72 | Stuttgart | 04 FEB | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2004 | 8:08.65 | Birmingham, GBR | 20 FEB | |
| 2003 | 8:04.69 | Birmingham, GBR | 21 FEB | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 1999 | 12:50.38 | Birmingham, GBR | 14 FEB | |
| 1997 | 12:59.04 | Stockholm | 20 FEB | |
| 1996 | 13:10.98 | Sindelfingen | 27 JAN | |
| 10 Miles Road | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2006 | 44:53 | Tempe, AZ | 15 JAN | |
| 1500 Metres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 3:33.77 | Maebashi | 07 MAR 1999 | ||
| 3000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 7:40.97 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 MAR 2003 | ||
| 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 7:53.57 | Maebashi | 05 MAR 1999 | ||
| IAAF Golden League/Grand Prix Final | 1 | 7:50.00 | Moskva | 05 SEP 1998 | ||
| 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 7:34.71 | Paris (Bercy) | 09 MAR 1997 | ||
| IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final | 1 | 7:35.90 | Monaco | 09 SEP 1995 | ||
| 5000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 2 | 13:03.17 | Stuttgart | 16 AUG 1993 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Junior Championships | 1 | 13:36.06 | Seoul | 19 SEP 1992 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 6 | 27:06.68 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 17 AUG 2008 | ||
| 28th Olympic Games | 5 | 27:27.70 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 20 AUG 2004 | ||
| 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 2 | 26:50.77 | Paris Saint-Denis | 24 AUG 2003 | ||
| 8th IAAF World Championships | 3 | 27:54.41 | Edmonton | 08 AUG 2001 | ||
| 27th Olympic Games | 1 | 27:18.20 | Sydney | 25 SEP 2000 | ||
| 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 27:57.27 | Sevilla | 24 AUG 1999 | ||
| 6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics | 1 | 27:24.58 | Athína | 06 AUG 1997 | ||
| 26th Olympic Games | 1 | 27:07.34 | Atlanta, GA | 29 JUL 1996 | ||
| 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 27:12.95 | Göteborg | 08 AUG 1995 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 27:46.02 | Stuttgart | 22 AUG 1993 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Junior Championships | 1 | 28:03.99 | Seoul | 18 SEP 1992 | ||
| Half Marathon | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | 1 | 1:00:03 | Bristol | 07 OCT 2001 | ||
| Junior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 20th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 2 | 23:35 | Boston, MA | 21 MAR 1992 | ||
| 19th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 8 | 24:23 | Antwerpen | 24 MAR 1991 | ||
| Long Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 24th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 5 | 34:28 | Stellenbosch | 23 MAR 1996 | ||
| 23rd IAAF/SNICKERS World Cross Country Championships | 4 | 34:26 | Durham | 25 MAR 1995 | ||
| 22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 3 | 34:32 | Budapest | 26 MAR 1994 | ||
| 21st IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 7 | 33:23 | Amorebieta | 28 MAR 1993 | ||
