Autographs of Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized: Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. He is considered to be one of the greatest long distance runners of all time.
Haile had major competition wins at distances between 1,500 metres and the marathon, moving from outdoor, indoor and cross country running to road running in the latter part of his career. He broke 61 Ethiopian national records, ranging from 800 metres to the marathon, set 27 world records, and is regarded as one of the greatest long distance runners in history. He won the 2008 Berlin Marathon with a world record time of 2:03:59, breaking his own world record by 27 seconds. The record stood for three years. Haile's 10,000 m Masters age group world record remains unchallenged since 2008. Due to his various achievements on track & road running events, many called him as the "Emperor of the Distance Running". Beyond his athletic achievements, he is a successful businessman, contributing to the development of his home country.
Haile was cited as one of the top 100 most influential Africans by New African in 2011. During the Hachalu Hundessa riots in 2020, Oromo mobs targeted the businesses and properties of non-Oromos. Haile's hotels and resort were burned and 400 employees lost their jobs. In 2021, in the midst of the Tigray War, he pledged to join the fighting against the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
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Traded items with a signature of Haile Gebrselassie
The most expensive item with a signature of Haile Gebrselassie (Haile Gebrselassie Signed Photo Large Framed Olympic Autograph Display + COA) was sold in March 2016 for £159.99 while the cheapest item (SIGNED HAILE GEBRSELASSIE WHITE CARD OLYMPIC COMMONWEALTH MARATHON RUNNER LEGEND) found a new owner for £0.99 in July 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2014 with an average selling price of £39.99 for an autographed item of Haile Gebrselassie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2016 with £159.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.99 was August 2024. In average, an autographed item from Haile Gebrselassie is worth £59.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Haile Gebrselassie were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Athletics - Haile Gebrselassie Signed 10x8 Pre-Print Photo - Ethiopia | £3.99 |  |
| Athletics - Haile Gebrselassie Signed 10x8 Pre-Print Photo - Ethiopia | £3.99 | |
| HAILE GEBRSELASSIE (10000m Gold Medalist), original signature on card! | £7.62 | |
| HAILE GEBRSELASSIE ETHIPOIA GOLD MEDAL HAND SIGNED PHOTO AUTHENTIC GENUINE + COA | £39.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie GENUINE SIGNED 16x12 Photo Display Ethiopian Athlete + COA | £99.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie GENUINE SIGNED Autograph 16x12 Photo Distance Runner + COA | £99.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie GENUINE SIGNED Autograph 16x12 Photo Distance Runner + COA | £99.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie GENUINE SIGNED Autograph 16x12 Photo Distance Runner + COA | £99.99 | |
| HAILE GEBRSELASSIE HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 16x12 PHOTO MOUNT MARATHON RUNNER & COA | £99.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie SIGNED 10x8 FRAMED Photo Autograph Display Athletics COA | £69.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie Signed 12x8 Photo Autograph Olympic Gold Memorabilia + COA | £4.05 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie Signed Autograph 10x8 photo display Olympic 1500m sport COA | £49.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie Signed Autograph 10x8 photo display Olympic Athletics COA | £49.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie SIGNED Autograph 16x12 Photo Display Distance Athlete + COA | £99.99 | |
| Haile Gebrselassie Signed Photo Large Framed Olympic Autograph Display + COA | £159.99 | |
