By Klaus Weidt
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: activity. the writer of this ebook has been assembly up with the world's most sensible marathon runner on the grounds that 2005, following his international list runs at the beginning hand and traveling him a number of instances in Addis Abeaba. He has traced his historical past, travelled the size and breadth of the African highlands, unearthed fascinating Ethiopian working tales and with Haile Gebrselassie's aid, obtained a faculty venture in Read more...
summary: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: activity. the writer of this publication has been assembly up with the world's top marathon runner in view that 2005, following his international list runs first and foremost hand and vacationing him a number of occasions in Addis Abeaba. He has traced his historical past, travelled the size and breadth of the African highlands, unearthed attention-grabbing Ethiopian operating tales and with Haile Gebrselassie's support, acquired a faculty undertaking in a distant village off the floor. we find the lifestyles tale of a ask yourself runner from his formative years onwards; we relive his Olympic 10K victories in addition to his Berlin Marathon international files. The existence tale of this extraordinary, perennially smiling athlete is choked with education info, own encounters and impressions from his cherished place of origin that he represents around the globe as UN honorary ambassador
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The year 2003, in the legendary Hengelo. Here he showed 5 feet tall and 97 pounds. Olympic no respect, and was certainly not just a bystander on the Champion in 1992 and 2000, Olympic track, but actively made his move. At the finish after bronze medallist in 2004. World 25 laps, he proved to be the better sprinter and prevailed, Champion in 2001 (all over 10K). albeit by the thickness of a vest, but for the first time, over his hero. The second victory over Haile took place in Paris and brought him still bigger headlines.
I didn’t think any more about the pain, nothing except that believed in my willpower and my finishing speed”, said Geb later. 450m before the finish, he makes his move suddenly and decisively. When another runner has to be lapped, he swerves and runs past the Kenyan leader with giant strides. For a moment it looks as though Tergat is standing still. No matter how hard he tries, Haile Gebrselassie can no longer be beaten, he looks around once on the finishing straight and then knows: I have won!
Since 1999, Kenenisa Bekele had been training in Dr. e. in the national squad, of which Haile was now the doyen. The same coach, the same manager. Kenenisa Bekele was also taken under the Dutchman’s wing from the start. The king first met the new prince in November 2001 though, after he had just won the first Gold medal in the World Junior Kenenisa Bekele. Born June 13th, 1982 in Bekoj (Arsi Province), 5’3” tall, 119 pounds. Olympic Champion in 2004 over 10K and in 2008 over 10K and 5K, Olympic silver medallist in 2004 over 5K, World Champion over 10K in 2003, 2005 and 2007; World Cross Country champion from 2002-2006 and 2008.