About
Ethiopian running legend who won 10,000-meter gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as several World Championship gold medals. He has accumulated over 290,000 followers on his hailegebr X profile.
Before Fame
He had to run 10 kilometers to and from school as a child.
Trivia
He set a world record marathon time with 2:03:59 at the 2008 Berlin Marathon. He founded the sports and recreation company Great Ethiopian Run.
Family Life
He got married to Alem Gebrselassie in 1996.
Associated With
He won the 10,000-meter Olympic gold in 2000; Mo Farah would accomplish the same feat twelve years later.
