An Illustrated History of Distance Running
By Mike Rosenbaum, About.com
African gold
Haile Gebrselassie wins the 10K gold at the 2000 Olympics.
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African runners - and particularly Ethiopians - have done extremely well in recent Olympic distance running competitions. Possibly the top Ethiopian runner of modern times is Haile Gebrselassie, who won Olympic 10,000-meter championships in 1996 and 2000.
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- The early days of distance running
- Flying Finns
- Women go the distance
- Bannister runs first sub-four minute mile
- Triple play
- Marathon woman
- African gold
- Ethiopian women win
- Where distance running is now
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