Thebi

ogr
aphyofat
hlet
ehai
leGebr
esel
assi
e
HaileGebr sel assi
ebor n18Apr i
l1973i sanEt hiopianreti
r edlong-dist
ancet rack, road
runningathl ete,andbusi nessman.Hewont woOl ympicgol dmedal sover10, 000
met r
esandf ourWor l
dChampi onshiptitl
esint heevent .Hewont heBerli
nMar athon
fourtimesconsecut i
vel
yandal sohadt hreestraightwinsatt heDubaiMar athon.
Furthertot his,hewonf ourwor ldti
tl
esindoor sandwast he2001Wor l
dHal fMar athon
Champi on.Hai l
ehadmaj orcompet i
tionwi nsatdistancesbet ween1500met resand
themar athon, movingfrom out door,i
ndoorandcr osscount r
yr unningtoroadr unning
i
nt helatt
erpar tofhiscar eer.Hebroke61Et hiopiannat i
onalr ecordsrangingf rom 800
met r
estot hemar athon, set27wor ldrecords,andi sregar dedasoneoft hegr eatest
dist
ancer unner sinhistory.

InSeptember2008, attheageof35,
hewont heBerl
inMarathonwi t
haworldrecor
d
ti
meof2: 03:59, br
eakinghisownworldr
ecordby27seconds.Ther ecor
dstoodfor
threeyears.Si ncehewasovert heageof35,thatmarkst
oodast heMastersAge
groupwor l
dr ecorduntil29Sept
ember2019,whenfell
owEthiopianKeneni
saBekele
ran2:01:41att heageof37.Gebrsel
assi
e's10000m Master
sr ecordhasnotbeen
chall
engedsi nce2008.

Ear
lycar
eer
Hailewasbor nasoneoft enchi l
dreninAsella,Et
hi opia.Asachi ldgrowingupona
far
m heusedt orunt enkil
omet restoschooleverymor ning,andt hesamebackevery
evening.Thisledtoadi sti
nctiverunningposture,wi thhisleftarm cr
ookedasifheis
sti
llhol
dinghi sschoolbooks.Hi sfat
herwant edHai letobeaf armer,butwhenhewas
13hecompet edinhi sfi
rstrace.In1992,Hail
egai nedi nter
nat i
onalrecogni
ti
oninSeoul,
SouthKor ea,whenhewont he5000- metreand10, 000-met reracesatthe1992Wor l
d
JuniorChampi onshipsandasi l
vermedali nthejuni orraceatt heWor l
dCrossCountr
y
Champi onshipsheldi nBoston,theUni t
edStates.

Thenextyear ,in1993, Hai lewont hef i

rstofwhatwoul deventuallybefour
consecut ivewor ldchampi onshipsti
tlesint hemen' s10,000met r
esatthe1993, 1995,
1997, and1999Wor l
dChampi onships.Hi swi natthe1993washoweverhi smost
i
nfamousasheacci dentallysteppedont heheelofMosesTanui '
sshoeatt hebel l
,
causingi ttoflyof fhisfoot.Afterthecont act,wit
hj ustoneshoe, ananger edTanui
movedoutt oa10- meterlead,onlytohaveHai lerunhi m downont hefi
nal strai
ght.
Alsoatt he1993Wor l
dChampi onshipsher aninthe5,000- metreracetofinishacl ose
secondbehi ndIsmaelKi ruiofKenya.I n1994hewonabr onzemedalatt heI AAF
Wor l
dCr ossCount r
yChampi onships.Lat erthatyearhesethi sf i
rstworl
dr ecordby
runninga12: 56.96i nthe5, 000-metr
es, breakingSaï dAoui t
a'recordbyalmostt wosec.

1
In1995, Hai ler ant he10, 000- met resi n26:43. 53inHengel o,Netherlands, lower i
ngthe
wor l
dr ecor dbyni neseconds.Thatsamesummer ,inZürich,Switzerland, Haileranthe
5000met r
esi n12: 44.39, taking10. 91secondsof fthewor l
drecord12: 55.30
(establi
shedbyKenya' sMosesKi pt anuiear lierint heyear ).
lat
erthatsummerhewon
the10kwor ldchampi onshi p.withhi sf i
nal200m bei ngr unin25seconds.Thi swor l
d
recor dattheWel tklassemeeti nZür i
chwasvot ed" Performanceoft heYear "for1995
byTr ack&Fi eldNewsmagazi ne.Att hesameWel tklassemeeti nZür ichin1996, an
exhaust edHai l
e,suf f
er i
ngf rom bl istersobt ainedont hehar dtr
acki nAt l
anta( wherehe
hadwont heOl ympi c10, 000met r
esgol d)
, hadnoanswert othe58- secondl apof
Dani elKomenwi thf i
velapst ogoasKomenwentont owinandj ustmi ssHai le'
s
recor d,
finishi ngi n12: 45.09.I n1997, Hail
et ur nedt hetablesonKomenatt hesame
meet .Comi ngof fhisthird10Kwor ldchampi onshi pgol dmedal ,
Hai lebeatKomeni n
anot herZür ichcl assicon13August1997, cover i
ngt hefi
nal200met resin26. 8
secondst obr eakhi s5000met reswor l
drecor dwi that i
meof12: 41. 86.[15]Komen, i
n
turn,tookHai le'srecor donl yni nedaysl aterwhenKomenr ana12: 39. 74per formance
i
nBel gi
um.

i
mageshowt
hatwhenHai
leget
swal
lopedonwor
ldj
uni
orchampi
onshi
pin1992G.
C

Ingeneral
Hail
egets2gol
dmedali nolympocs4gol d2si l
ver&1bronzeinworl
d
championshi
ps4goldmedalinwor l
dindoorchampionship1sil
ver1bronzei
nAf r
ica
championshi
pand1bronzemedali nworldcrosscount
rychampionships.
Hail
eGebrsel
assi
eiswil
lUnforget
tablebestAthl
etei
nHi st
ory

2
 Thebi
ogr
aphyoff
oot
bal
lersadi
omanė
Sadi
oMané( bor
n10Apr i
l1992)isaSenegaleseprof
essi
onalfoot
ball
erwhopl aysas
afor
wardforBundesl
igaclubBayernMunichandtheSenegalnati
onalteam.Mane
wasbornonthe10thdayofApr i
l1992inSedhiou,
Senegal
.SadioManegr ewupi nthe
smal
lvi
ll
ageofBambal i
,deepinthesouthofSenegal
.Avil
lagewit
hapopul at
ionof
j
ust24,
213–about5%t hatofLiver
pool.

Whi l
egr owingup, hel ivedwi thhisuncle,ashi sparent shadl otsofchildrenandcoul d
notmeetupf i
nanci al
lywi thhisbasi cneeds. Consider edoneoft hebestpl ayersi nthe
worldandamongstt hegr eatestAf r
icanplayer sofal ltime, hei sknownf orhi s
pressing,dribbling, andspeed. SadioMané( born10Apr il1992)i saSenegal ese
professionalf ootbal l
erwhopl aysasaf or
war dforBundesl igacl ubBayer nMuni chand
theSenegal nat i
onalt eam.Consi deredoneoft hebestpl ayer sinthewor l
dand
amongstt hegr eatestAf r
icanpl ayersofalltime, heisknownf orhispressing, dribbli
ng,
andspeed. Manébeganhi spr ofessi
onalcar eerwi thLi gue2cl ubMet zatt heageof19,
buthedepar tedaf terasol i
taryseasont ojoinAust r
iancl ubRedBul lSalzburgi n2012
foraf eeof€4mi l
lion,wi nningal eagueandcupdomest icdoubl einthe2013–14
season.Lat ert hatsummer ,Manét r
ansferredt oEngl ishcl ubSout hampt onf oracl ub
recordf eeof£11. 8mi lli
on.Ther e,hesetanewPr emi erLeaguer ecordfort hef astest
hat-t
rick,scoredi n176secondsi na6–1wi noverAst onVi l
lain2015.

Manési gnedf orfell

owPr emi erLeagueclubLi verpooli
n2016, f
orareportedfeeof
£34mi l
lion.Hehel pedt hesi der eachback-t
o-backUEFAChampi onsLeagueFi nalsin
2018and2019, winningt helatter.Healsofini
shedast heleague'
sjoi
nt-t
opgoal scorer
i
nt he2018–19season, wi nningt hePremierLeagueGol denBoot.Manét henhelped
endLiverpool's30-yearleaguet itl
edroughtbywi nningthe2019–20Pr emierLeague.
InOctober2021, hescor edhi s100t hPremierLeaguegoal ,
becomingthet hi
rdAf r
ican
toreacht helandmar k.Manéf i
nishedfourt
hf orthe2019Bal l
ond'Or,
andi nTheBest
FIFAMen' sPlayerher ankedf ift
hi n2019andf our t
hin2020.

Atint ernati
onallevel
,Manéhasr egistered34goal sin93appear ancesf orSenegal
sincehi sdebuti n2012,andcur rentl
yr anksashi snation'
sal l
-ti
met opgoal scor
er,and
thir
di nal l
-t
imeappear ances.Her epresent edSenegalatt he2012Ol ympi cs,aswellas
the2015, 2017,2019and2021edi t
ionsoft heAfricaCupofNat i
ons.I nt he2019
tournament ,
Manéhel pedSenegalt oar unner s-
upf ini
sh,andayearl ater,wasnamed
AfricanFoot ball
eroftheYear .Inthe2021f i
nal,Manéscor edthewi nningki ckinthe
penal tyshoot-outtogiveSenegalt heirfir
stAf ri
caCupofNat i
onst it
leandhewasal so
namedt hePlayerofthetournament .Manéal sor epresentedhisnat ionatt he2018
FIFAWor l
dCup, init
ssecond- everappear ancei nthecompet i
tion.sadi oManèpl ayed
forfivecl ubsThosear e:Met z,Redbul lSalzburg, Southampt on, Li
ver pool&nowhe

3
i
spl
ayi
ngf
orBayer
nmuni
chbutheshi
nedouti
nSout
hampt
on.

Sout
hampt
on:On1Sept
ember2014,
Manét
ransf
err
edt
oPr
emi
erLeaguesi
de
Southamptonfor£11.8mill
ion,si
gningaf our-yearcontract.
[15]Hemadehi sdebut22
dayslat
erina2–1LeagueCupvi ctoryoverAr senal,wi
nni ngthepenal
tyf
or
Southampton'
sfir
stgoal.
On16May, duri
ngSout hampt on'sfinal
homemat chofthe
season,Manéscoredthreetimesin2mi nutes56secondsi na6–1wi noverAston
Vil
latosetanewPr emierLeaguerecor dforthefastesthat -
tr
ick.

Inconcl
usi
onSadi
oManèscored208goalsinhiscar
eer
.187goal
sinpr
emier
eleague
120goalsf
orLi
ver
pool4goal
sforhisnewclubBayer
nmunich10goal
sfor
Southampt
onand7goalsi
notherTournament
.

Sadi
oMané

Manéwi
thSenegalatt
he2021Af
ri
caCupofNat
ions

4
 Thebi
ogr
aphyofboxerMohammedAl
i
MuhammadAl iisbor nCassi usMar cel lusClayJrJanuar y17, 1942wasanAmer i
can
professionalboxerandact ivi
st.Nicknamed" TheGreat est",
hei sregar dedasoneof
themostsi gnificantsportsf i
guresoft he20t hcentury,andi sfrequent lyrankedast he
greatestheavywei ghtboxerofal ltime.I n1999, hewasnamedSpor tsmanoft he
CenturybySpor tsIl
lustr
atedandt heSpor tsPersonalityoft heCent urybyt heBBC.
Hei sconsi deredast hekingoft hebox. Bornandr aisedi nLouisvill
e, Kentucky, he
begant rainingasanamat eurboxeratage12.At18, hewonagol dmedali nthel ight
heavywei ghtdi visi
onatt he1960SummerOl ympicsandt urnedpr ofessionallaterthat
year.HebecameaMusl im after1961.Hewont hewor l
dheavywei ghtchampi onship,
defeatingf r
om SonnyLi stoni namaj orupsetonFebr uary25, 1964, atage22.Dur i
ng
thatyear,hedenouncedhi sbirt
hnameasa" sl
avename"andf ormal l
ychangedhi s
namet oMuhammadAl i
.In1966, Alir efusedt obedr aftedintot hemi li
taryowi ngtohis
rel
igiousbel ief
sandet hicalopposi t
iont ot heViet
nam Warandwasf oundgui lt
yof
draftevasionandst r
ippedofhi sboxi ngt i
tl
es.

Hef oughti
nsever alhist
ori
cboxingmat ches,incl
udi
nghishi
ghlypubli
cizedfights
withSonnyListon, JoeFrazi
er(i
ncl
udingt heFightoft
heCentur
y,thebiggestboxing
eventupunt i
lthen),t
heThril
lai
nMani l
a,andhi sfi
ghtwit
hGeorgeForemani nThe
Rumbl eintheJungl e.
Alit
hri
vedinthespot l
ightatati
mewhenmanyboxer slettheir
manager sdothet alki
ng,andhebecamer enownedforhi
sprovocati
veandout landi
sh
persona.

Alimadehi spr
ofessi
onaldebutonOctober29,1960,winni
ngasix-r
ounddecision
overTunneyHunsaker .From t
henunti
ltheendof1963,Aliamassedarecordof19–0
with15wi nsbyknockout.Hedefeat
edboxersincl
udi
ngTonyEsper ti
,Ji
m Robinson,
DonnieFleeman,AlonzoJohnson,GeorgeLogan,Wil
liBesmanoff
,LaMarClark,Doug
Jones,andHenryCooper .Clayal
sobeathisfor
mertrai
nerandveter
anboxerAr chi
e
Mooreina1962mat ch.

Theseear l
yfight
swer enotwi
thoutt r
ial
s.Cl
aywasknockeddownbybot hSonny
BanksandCooper .I
ntheCooperf i
ght,Cl
aywasflooredbyal ef
thookatt heendof
roundfourandwassavedbyt hebell,goi
ngontowi ninthepredi
cted5thr ounddueto
Cooper'sseverel
ycuteye.ThefightwithDougJonesonMar ch13,1963wasCl ay'
s
toughestfi
ghtduringthi
sstr
etch.Thenumbert woandt hreeheavyweightcontenders
respect
ivel
y,ClayandJonesfoughtonJones' homet urfatNewYor k'
sMadi son

5
SquareGar den.Jonesst aggeredAliinthef irstround,andt heunanimousdeci si
onfor
Aliwasgr eetedbyboosandar ai
nofdebr isthrowni nt
ot hering.Watchi ngonclosed-
cir
cuitTV, heavyweightchampSonnyLi st onqui ppedthatifhef oughtCl ayhemi ght
getlockedupf ormur der.Thefightwasl aternamed" Fightoft heYear"byTheRi ng
magazi ne.
InconclusionMohammedAl iisthekingoft heboxi nhistoryhemake61f ightshewi n
56oft hem incredi
blyhewi n37oft hem byKoand19oft hem bydeci sion.Helose
only5f i
ghts.Aliwashospital
izedinScot tsdal e,
Ar i
zona,onJune2, 2016, wit
ha
respir
atoryill
ness.Thoughhi sconditi
onwasi nit
ial
lydescribedasf ai
r ,
itworsened,
andhedi edt hefoll
owingdayatt heageof74f r
om sept i
cshock.

WhenAl
idef
eat
edZbi
gni
ew.
ptowi
ngol
dmedali1960summerboxi
ngOl
ympi
cs