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Gemechu Woyecha

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 edit

  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Qatar
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia DNF

References edit

  1. ^ a b "24 June 2001: Gold Coast Marathon, Australia". AIMS Newsletter. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. July 2001.
  2. ^ a b . 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 and click "Download file"


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