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Haile Gebrselassie ( Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized : Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. [2] [3] He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times ...
Individual. William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon. Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
Rosie M. Vivas [1] ( née Ruiz; June 21, 1953 – July 8, 2019) [2] was a Cuban-American fraudster who, among other schemes, was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon in 1980, only to have her title stripped eight days after the race when it was discovered that she had not run the entire course.
The 2023 New York City Marathon takes place on 5 November. ... Another way to run the marathon is to register with the New York Road Runners’ Team for Kids. This option requires runners to raise ...
103 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Box office. $391,426 [1] Tyson's Run is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Kim Bass and starring Rory Cochrane, Amy Smart, Major Dodson and Barkhad Abdi. [2]
Emily Sisson (born October 12, 1991) [1] is an American long-distance runner. She set the North American record in the marathon on 9 October 2022, when she ran 2:18:29 to finish second at the Chicago Marathon. [2] [3] Sisson also held the American record in the half marathon from May 2022 until July 2023. She represented the United States in ...
Alberto Salazar (born August 7, 1958) is an American former track coach and long-distance runner. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States as a child with his family, living in Connecticut and then in Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. Salazar won the New York City Marathon three times ...
David Goggins (born February 17, 1975) is an American retired United States Navy SEAL. He is also an ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, author of two memoirs, and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame for his achievements in sport. [5] Goggins was also awarded the VFW Americanism award in ...