Gemechu Woyecha

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Gemechu Woyecha (born 3 February 1979) is an Australian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.

He was born in Ethiopia, and also represented Qatar formerly, under the name Rashid Khaled Jamal. [1] He competed in the 2000 Olympic marathon, but did not finish the race. [2] He later defected to Australia. [1] In his new home country he won the 2004 Gold Coast Marathon. [3]

His personal best time is 2:14:50 hours, achieved in 2001. [2] As an Australian citizen his best mark is 2:15.27 hours, achieved when he finished eighth at the 2008 Nagano Marathon. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia — DNF

References

  1. 1 2 "24 June 2001: Gold Coast Marathon, Australia". AIMS Newsletter. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. July 2001.
  2. 1 2 "Rashid Jamal". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "History of the Gold Coast Marathon: 1999-2009". Gold Coast Marathon. 2009.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ↑ To see source, please access Australian all-time statistics Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine and click "Download file"
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