Gemechu Woyecha, Date of Birth
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Ethiopian-Qatari-Australian long distance runner
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About 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.
- He competed in the 2000 Olympic marathon, but did not finish the race.
- He later defected to Australia.
- In his new home country he won the 2004 Gold Coast Marathon.His personal best time is 2:14:50 hours, achieved in 2001.
- As an Australian citizen his best mark is 2:15.27 hours, achieved when he finished eighth at the 2008 Nagano Marathon.
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