Sports
One of the world’s great distance runners has unexpectedly retired.
May 11, 2015
Olympics
In just about every country in the world except our own, Ethiopian gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie is a sports superstar of the first magnitude.
May 14, 1999
The symbolism could not have been more obvious if Haile Gebrselassie had dipped a torch into the caldron looming above the Olympic Stadium track and passed the flame to his young Ethiopian compatriots, Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine.
Aug. 21, 2004
He did not have to dodge a punch or a shoe thrown in his direction, so Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie no doubt considered the successful defense of his 10,000-meter title Tuesday in track and field’s World Championships routine.
Aug. 9, 1995
Movies
‘Endurance,’ the true story of a distance runner, stars the Olympian, as well as family members.
May 13, 1999
World & Nation
The London Marathon sets itself apart today, and not just for its powerful field or the possibility of a world record.
April 14, 2002
Kellie Brennan of Fountain Valley finished 15th.
Aug. 16, 1997
Kenya’s Moses Kiptanui got the world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and lost another Wednesday night when Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie shattered his world mark in the 5,000 meters at the Weltklasse meet.
Aug. 17, 1995
Haile Gebrselassie cut five seconds off the world track record for 10,000 meters with a clocking of 26 minutes 22.7 seconds, highlighting the Adriaan Paulen Memorial meet Monday at Hengelo, the Netherlands.
June 2, 1998
Haile Gebrselassie broke the 10,000-meter world record in 26 minutes 31.32 seconds in the Bislett Games Grand Prix track and field meet Friday at Oslo.
July 5, 1997