![]() He runs the 10 kilometers to school every day, barefoot, and he did the same to get back to his home from school. Haile started running at an early age because he was attending a school 10-kilometers away from home. Haile Gebrselassie was born in Oromia, Assela, Arisi, on 18 April 1973 to a farming family. ![]() He owns a chain of resort hotels and other businesses in Ethiopia. ![]() He is considered by many as a pioneer and a hero by many. The record stood unchallenged for three years, and because he was above 35 years old at the time, the record still stands as the master age group world record. In 2008, at the age of 35, he broke his marathon record by 27 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. He is a two-times Olympic gold medalist, four times world champion, and four times world indoor champion. He broke 61 national records and set 27 world records. He runs ranging from 800 meters to Marathon, indoor, outdoor, and cross country, and road running in the latter years of his career. Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian retired athlete considered one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time in the world.
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