Haile Gebrselassie
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Haile Gebrselassie forced to rethink farewell - News | FOX Sports on MSN
Updated Aug 10, 2012 10:43 AM ET LONDON (AP) Haile Gebrselassie is trying to figure out how to leave the sport he once dominated. The 39-year-old long-distance great from Ethiopia hoped …
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Column: Should Gebrselassie say goodbye?
For two decades, Haile Gebrselassie enchanted fans of running with his mastery of the art. Because he is such a rare athlete, because of his infectious joie de vivre …
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Kenyan sets new marathon world record
… Patrick Makau set a new world record Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, breaking the old mark set by Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie three years ago. Makau, 26, crossed the finish line in two hours, three minutes and 38 seconds -- beating Gebrselassie's …
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Britain makes history on Olympic 'Super Saturday'
… three golds in three world-record sprints in the Bird's Nest. Sydney in 2000 had Aborigine Cathy Freeman, Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson conjuring up one of the most memorable nights ever on an Olympic …
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Bekele shooting for another long-distance double
… one more gold medal, or two if he enters the 5,000 meters, he would probably sweep past Ethiopian compatriot Haile Gebrselassie as the greatest distance runner in history. Bekele, driven by intense pride, is coming back to defend his two …
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Gebrselassie fails to qualify for 10,000 in London - News | FOX Sports on MSN
Updated May 27, 2012 10:55 PM ET HENGELO, Netherlands (AP) Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the 10,000 meters at the London Games on Sunday, finishing outside the top two of the Ethiopian qualifiers …
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Hurdles blunder in Britain before London Olympics - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… finish line. The race was run in conjunction with the Great Manchester Run, a 10-kilometer road race won by Haile Gebrselassie . But the Great City Games are more of a spectator event with a track laid down on Deansgate, one of the main city …
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Gebrselassie beats Radcliffe in half-marathon race
Haile Gebrselassie won a special half-marathon event ahead of the Vienna City Marathon Sunday after chasing Paula Radcliffe, who started the race …
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Radcliffe chased by Gebrselassie at half marathon
Paula Radcliffe will get a head start of 7 minutes, 52 seconds on the Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie at a special half-marathon event in Vienna on Sunday. Radcliffe's advantage equals the difference between their personal bests …
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Column: Beckham, Federer prove gravediggers wrong
… for proving premature gravediggers wrong, will be shared by David Beckham, Paula Radcliffe, Roger Federer, Haile Gebrselassie , Frank Lampard, Ryan Giggs or any of the multitude of other 30-something athletes who proved again this year …