Gezachw Yossef Explained

Gezachw Yossef
Birth Date:	11 January 1975
Height:	1.83 m^[1]
Weight:	64 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	5000 metres
Education:	Texas Tech University^[2]
Club:	Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Gezachw Yossef (born 11 January 1975) is an Israeli long-distance runner. He represented his country at the 2010 World Indoor Championships narrowly missing the final.

International competitions

Representing
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	22nd (h)	1500 m	1:54.47
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	? (h)	800 m	1:50.24
			15th (h)	1500 m	3:52.28
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	–	1500 m	DNF
			8th	3000 m	8:01.78
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	13th (h)	3000 m	8:03.62
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	20th (h)	5000 m	13:55.97

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.91 (Namur 1998)
• 1500 metres – 3:40.90 (Uden 2009)
• 3000 metres – 7:51.40 (Liège 2009)
• 5000 metres – 13:31.45 (Heusden-Zolder 2009)
• 10,000 metres – 28:37.48 (Tel Aviv 2010)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 10:10.86 (Dubnica nad Váhom 2015)
• Half marathon – 1:07:11 (Tel Aviv 2008)
• Marathon – 2:15:07 (Prague 2012)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:51.73 (Indianapolis 2000)
• 1000 metres – 2:24.49 (Columbia 1998)
• One mile – 4:03.52 (Fayetteville 2000)
• 3000 metres – 7:59.44 (Turin 2009)
• 5000 metres – 14:17.81 (Birmingham 2011)

Notes and References

1. Web site: EAA profile. European Athletic Association. 25 March 2018.
2. Web site: Gezachw Yossef Runs in Elite Company at Stanford Meet. 26 March 2000. texastech.com. 25 March 2018.