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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Aghasi Mammadov, Alemitu Bekele Degfa, Anzhela Atroshchenko, As m Pars, Aysel Ta, Bahram Muzaffer, Derya Bard Sar alt n, Du an Cantekin, Ebru Kavakl o lu, Ekaterina Atalik, Elif Jale Ye il rmak, Elvan Abeylegesse, Emir Preld i, Erwin Dudley, Gokcek Vederson, Henry Turner (basketball), Huseyin Ozkan, lham Tanui Ozbilen, Karin Melis Mey, Kevin Rankin, Korel Engin, Kristen Newlin, Lioubov Sokolova, Marsel lhan, Mehmet Aurelio, Melisa Can, Mert Girmalegesse, Mert Nobre, Mert Shumpert, Meryem Erdo an, Michael Wright (basketball), Mirsad Turkcan, Natalia Nasaridze, Nedim Dal, Nora Ivanova, Oksana Andrusina-Mert, Paul Dawkins, Polat Kemboi Ar kan, Quanitra Hollingsworth, Ramil Guliyev, Rickie Winslow, Sultan Haydar, Svetla Mitkova-S n rta, Sviatlana Sudak Torun, Tar k Langat Akda, Tatyana Polnova, Tomislav o kovi, Vas f Arz manov, Zaza Enden. Excerpt: Elvan Abeylegesse (also formerly: Hewan Abeye (Amharic) and Elvan Can (Turkish)) (Amharic: born September 11, 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country. She is the former world-record holder for 5000 m, at 14:24.68. Abeylegesse was born Hewan Abeye on September 11, 1982 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and raised with her seven brothers and sisters. She began her career running cross country. In 1999, she started for the Ethiopian junior team at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland and finished ninth. There, she was invited to a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. Coming to Istanbul, she said that she liked it there very much. "I didn't get enough support from my federation in Ethiopia," she said. "My track club in Turkey gave me all the...
