Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie

male, 36 years old
Olympic gold medalist, From Ethiopia, Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Arsi Province, long distance track, long-distance track event…long-distance runner, Middle distance runner
Haile Gebrselassie is a long distance track and road running athlete born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. He is...
Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe

female, 35 years old
Michael Johnson, iaaf, From Bedfordshire, Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, English, Order of the British Empire…runner, long-distance runner
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born December 17, 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is the current world record holder for the women's...
Steve Prefontaine

Steve Prefontaine

male, deceased (1975)
Nike endorser, Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, American road accident victim, Pre, From Oregon, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics…American middle distance runner, long distance, Middle distance track event, long-distance track event, long-distance runner
Steve Roland Prefontaine (commonly referred to as Pre by runners and fans) was an American Olympic runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. Prefontaine was...
Zhou Chunxiu

Zhou Chunxiu

female, 30 years old
London Marathon, Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympic Games, PR China, Olympic competitor for China, marathon race…Marathon runner, long-distance runner
Zhou Chunxiu (born 15 November 1978 in Jiangsu) is a Chinese marathon runner. She finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships. She also...
Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

male, deceased (1973)
Middle distance runner, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Finnish, long-distance runner…long distance, runner, Middle distance track event, long-distance track event
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (June 13, 1897 Turku - October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. He was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given...
Xing Huina

Xing Huina

female, 25 years old
2004 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 2004 Olympics, 10,000 m, Saint-Denis, 2003 World Championships in Athletics, Athens, Greece…long-distance runner
Xing Huina is a Chinese track and field athlete. Xing was born to family of farmers in Weifang, Shandong province. Standing 1.66 m tall and...
Dean Karnazes

Dean Karnazes

male, 47 years old
long-distance runner, Ultramarathon runner, Men's Health, Greek-American, ultramarathon
Dean Karnazes (b. Constantine Karnazes August 23, 1962) (pronounced car-NAH-sis), is a Greek-American ultramarathon runner, and author of...
Paul Tergat

Paul Tergat

male, 40 years old
nairobi, From Kenya, Ngong, Kenya, Olympic silver medalist, Ngong, IAAF World Cross Country Championships…long-distance runner
Paul Kibii Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is a Kenyan professional athlete. He is the current world record holder in the marathon, with a time of...
Frank Shorter

Frank Shorter

male, 62 years old
Yale University, marathon race, 1976 Summer Olympics, track and field athlete, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1972 Summer Olympics…long-distance runner
Frank Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American distance runner and winner of the marathon race at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Munich,...
Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

male, 27 years old
Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 5000 m, Lausanne, Switzerland, Oslo, Norway, 10,000 m, distance runner…athletics long distances, long-distance runner
Kenenisa Bekele (born June 13, 1982, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 m and the silver in the 5,000 m...