 Kamel at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Gregory Konchellah | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-03-29) March 29, 1983 (age 41) Narok, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:42.79 min (2008) 1500 m: 3:31.56 min (2009) | |||||||||||||||||
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Yusuf Saad Kamel (Arabic: يوسف سعد كامل), born Gregory Konchellah (born March 29, 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.
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. 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.
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
- Memorial Van Damme: 2008.
- ISTAF Berlin: 2004.
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 December 16, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- The East African, June 8, 2009: Konchellah ‘back’ home
- The Standard, July 13, 2009: Konchella throws spanner in the works
External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Narok County
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- Bahraini male middle-distance runners
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Bahrain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Bahrain
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Kenyan emigrants to Bahrain
- Naturalized citizens of Bahrain
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners
- Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Bahrain
- Arab Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen