Gemechu Woyecha Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 June 2001: Gold Coast Marathon, Australia. July 2001. AIMS Newsletter. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
  2. Web site: Rashid Jamal . Sports-Reference.com . 8 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025225501/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/rashid-jamal-1.html . 25 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: History of the Gold Coast Marathon: 1999-2009. 2009. Gold Coast Marathon.
  4. To see source, please access Australian all-time statistics and click "Download file"

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