How tall is Haile Gebrselassie?

Haile Gebrselassie's listed height is 165 cm (5'5"). He is taller than about 29% of men in Ethiopia.

Where 165 cm sits among men in Ethiopia

Taller than about 29% of men in Ethiopia born in 1973 (average 168.8 cm).

About Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian former long-distance track and road running athlete and businessman, born on 18 April 1973 in Assela. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. He also won four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion.

Gebrselassie had major competition wins at distances between 1,500 metres and the marathon, moving from track, indoor and cross country running to road running in the latter part of his career. He won the Berlin Marathon on four consecutive occasions between 2006 and 2009. He broke 61 Ethiopian national records, set 27 world records, and won the 2008 Berlin Marathon in a world record time of 2:03:59, breaking his own record by 27 seconds. His 10,000 m Masters age group world record has remained unchallenged since 2008.

At a listed 165 cm (5'5"), Gebrselassie is also a businessman who has contributed to the development of his home country. He was cited as one of the top 100 most influential Africans by New African in 2011.

Frequently asked

How tall is Haile Gebrselassie in feet and inches? Haile Gebrselassie is 5'5" tall, which is 165 cm, 65 inches or 1.65 m.

Is Haile Gebrselassie tall for men in Ethiopia? At 165 cm he is taller than about 29% of men in Ethiopia born in 1973, whose average height is 168.8 cm.

Sources

• Haile Gebrselassie on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Haile Gebrselassie on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 165 cm.
• Haile Gebrselassie on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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