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Haile Gebrselassie
The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympic 10,000 metres by one second.
In 2000, the great Ethiopian distance runner, Haile Gebrselassie, won the Olympic 10,000 metres by a single second - beating his closest rival in the process. Gebrselassie, who announced his retirement in May 2015, describes the race to Fred Dove. The programme is a Whistledown Production and was first broacast in 2012.
PHOTO: Haile Gebrselassie celebrates (Getty Images).
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