25 Sep 2000: Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia on his way to gold in the Mens 10000m Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 10 of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport

25 Sep 2000: Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia beats Paul Tergat of Kenya in the Mens 10000m Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day Ten of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. \ Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport

London 2012 - Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian distance runner, attends the opening ceremony.

Haile Gebrselassie ETH (Gold) and Paul Tergat KEN (Silver) during the 10,000 metres at the Olympic Stadium on Day 10 of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Sydney, Australia, 25 September 2000.

25 Sep 2000: Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the Men's 10000m final at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney Australia. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Darren England/ALLSPORT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: OLYMPISCHE SPIELE SYDNEY 2000, Sydney; MAENNER/10000m; GOLD fuer Haile GEBRSELASSIE/ETH (Photo by Henri Szwarc/Bongarts/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: OLYMPISCHE SPIELE SYDNEY 2000, Sydney; MAENNER/10000m; v.l.n.r.: Paul TERGAT/KEN, Haile GEBRSELASSIE/ETH, Patrick IVUTI/KEN (Photo by Henri Szwarc/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Paul Tergat KEN is overtaken by Haile Gebrselassie ETH down the home straight of the Mens 10000m Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 10 of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Sydney, Australia, 25 September 2000.

ATHENS - AUGUST 20: Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine of Ethiopia lead the men's 10,000 metre event on August 20, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Haile Gebrselassie;Kenenisa Bekele;Sileshi Sihine

Atlanta 1996-10 000m-Salah HISSOU (MAR) 3rd, Haile GEBRSELASSIE (ETH) 1st, Paul TERGAT (KEN) 2nd.