Haile Gebrselassie
World records and best performances

Haile Gebrselassie

Section Title: World records and best performances
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Distance	Mark	Date	Location	Notes

5000 metres	12:56.96	4 June 1994	Hengelo, Netherlands

Two miles	8:07.46	28 May 1995	Kerkrade, Netherlands	Third fastest time ever, world best

10,000 metres	26:43.53	5 June 1995	Hengelo, Netherlands

5000 metres	12:44.39	16 August 1995	Zurich, Switzerland

5000 metres	13:10.98	27 January 1996	Sindelfingen, Germany,	indoors

3000 metres	7:30.72	4 February 1996	Stuttgart, Germany,	indoors

5000 metres	12:59.04	20 February 1997	Stockholm, Sweden	indoors

Two miles	8:01.08	31 May 1997	Hengelo, Netherlands	Second fastest time ever, world best

10,000 metres	26:31.32	4 July 1997	Oslo, Norway

5000 metres	12:41.86	13 August 1997	Zurich, Switzerland

3000 metres	7:26.15	25 January 1998	Karlsruhe, Germany	indoors

2000 metres	4:52.86	15 February 1998	Birmingham, UK	indoors

10,000 metres	26:22.75	1 June 1998	Hengelo, Netherlands

5000 metres	12:39.36	13 June 1998	Helsinki, Finland

5000 metres	12:50.38	14 February 1999	Birmingham, UK	indoors

10 kilometres	27:02	11 December 2002	Doha, Qatar	road race

Two miles	8:04.69	21 February 2003	Birmingham, UK	indoors, world best

15 kilometres	41:22 +	4 September 2005	Tilburg, Netherlands	road race, not IAAF-ratified

10 miles	44:24	4 September 2005	Tilburg, Netherlands	road race, world best

20 kilometres	55:48 +	15 January 2006	Tempe, Arizona, US

Half marathon	58:55	15 January 2006	Tempe, Arizona, US

25 kilometres	1:11:37	12 March 2006	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands	road race, not IAAF-ratified – no post-race EPO test

One hour run	21,285 m	27 June 2007	Ostrava, Czech Republic

20,000 metres	56:25.98 +	27 June 2007	Ostrava, Czech Republic

Marathon	2:04:26	30 September 2007	Berlin, Germany

Marathon	2:03:59	28 September 2008	Berlin, Germany

30 kilometres	1:27:49 +	20 September 2009	Berlin, Germany

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Haile covered 20,000 m in 56:25.98.
Haile covered 20,000 m in 56:25.98, a world best.
Haile covered 20,000 m in 56:25.98, one of the world best records.

final_sentence: Haile covered 20,000 m in 56:25.98.
final_sentence: Haile covered 20,000 m in 56:25.98, a world best.
final_sentence: Haile covered 20,000 m in 56:25.98, one of the world best records.