Yusuf Saad Kamel Explained

Yusuf Saad Kamel
Birth Name:Gregory Konchellah
Birth Date:29 March 1983
Birth Place:Narok, Kenya
Sport:Men's athletics
Event:800 metres, 1500 metres
Retired:2016
Pb:800 m: 1:42.79 min (2008)
1500 m: 3:31.56 min (2009)

Yusuf Saad Kamel (Arabic: يوسف سعد كامل), born Gregory Konchellah (born 29 March 1983) is a male former middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Narok, Kenya – the son of former two-time 800 metres World Champion Billy Konchellah – he represented Bahrain internationally. Kamel won the gold in the 1500 m and bronze in 800 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin.[1]

In early 2009 he stopped competing for Bahrain claiming unpaid salary and bonuses. He was willing to compete for Kenya, but his Kenyan passport was held by Bahraini officials. Without a passport, he was unable to compete in any competition. Several other Kenyan runners who took Bahraini citizenship have also left Bahrain and are vying to compete for Kenya.[2] However, he returned to the track in July 2009 at the Athletissima meeting, still representing Bahrain. Subsequently, Athletics Kenya stopped to handle his attempt to compete for Kenya.[3]

At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu he only participated at the 1500 m but just failed to qualify for the final.

He trained with PACE Sports Management under Ricky Simms.

Statistics

Competition record

2004Tehran, Iran3rd800 m1:48.89
World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd (semis)800 m1:47.16
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece3rd (heats)800 m1:46.94
Monte Carlo, Monaco1st800 m1:45.91
Pan Arab GamesAlgiers, Algeriabgcolor=gold1st800 m1:46.12
2005Arab ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisiabgcolor=gold1st800 m1:47.36
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland3rd800 m1:44.90
Monte Carlo, Monaco2nd800 m1:47.13
2006World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany6th800 m1:47.62
World CupAthens, Greecebgcolor=gold1st800 m1:44.98
Asian GamesDoha, Qatarbgcolor=gold1st800 m1:45.74
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan9th (semis)800 m1:45.31
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germanybgcolor=gold1st800 m1:45.61
2008Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=gold1st800 m1:48.03
World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain3rd800 m1:45.26
Olympic GamesBeijing, China5th800 m1:44.95
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany3rd800 m1:49.40
5th1500 m3:38.50
2009Berlin, Germany3rd800 m1:45.35
1st1500 m3:35.93
World Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece4th1500 m3:36.11
2010West Asian ChampionshipsAleppo, Syria3rd1500 m3:40.58
Asian GamesGuangzhou, China9th (heats)1500 m3:58.80
2011Military World GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th800 m1:46.89
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea6th (semis)1500 m3:47.18
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India6th800 m1:50.54
Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia4th1500 m1:48.27
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea—800 m

Circuit wins

800 metres

2008.

2004.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/youssef-saad-kamel-1.html. 15 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216131111/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/youssef-saad-kamel-1.html. 16 December 2012.
  2. The East African, June 8, 2009: Konchellah ‘back’ home
  3. The Standard, July 13, 2009: Konchella throws spanner in the works

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