Yusuf Saad Kamel
Kamel at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Gregory Konchellah | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41) Narok, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Men's athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:42.79 min (2008) 1500 m: 3:31.56 min (2009) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Circuit wins
- 800 metres
See also
- List of middle-distance runners
- List of eligibility transfers in athletics
- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (men)
- List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
- List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
- List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (men)
- 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
- 1500 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yusuf Saad Kamel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ The East African, June 8, 2009: Konchellah ‘back’ home
- ^ The Standard, July 13, 2009: Konchella throws spanner in the works Archived September 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Yusuf Saad Kamel at World Athletics
- Pace Sports Management[permanent dead link]
- v
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- 1983: Steve Cram (GBR)
- 1987: Abdi Bile (SOM)
- 1991: Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
- 1993: Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
- 1995: Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
- 1997: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
- 1999: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
- 2001: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
- 2003: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
- 2005: Rashid Ramzi (BHR)
- 2007: Bernard Lagat (USA)
- 2009: Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
- 2011: Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
- 2013: Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
- 2015: Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
- 2017: Elijah Manangoi (KEN)
- 2019: Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 2022: Jake Wightman (GBR)
- 2023: Josh Kerr (GBR)