Bahraini middle-distance runner
Yusuf Saad Kamel
Kamel at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin
Personal information Born Gregory Konchellah (1983-03-29 ) March 29, 1983 (age 42) Sport Country Bahrain Sport Men'sathletics Event(s)
800 metres ,1500 metres Retired 2016 Achievements and titles Personalbest(s) 800 m: 1:42.79 min (2008)
Yusuf Saad Kamel (Arabic :يوسف سعد كامل ), bornGregory Konchellah (born March 29, 1983) is a male formermiddle-distance runner who competed in the800 metres and1500 metres . Born inNarok ,Kenya – the son of former two-time 800 metres World ChampionBilly Konchellah – he representedBahrain internationally. Kamel won the gold in the 1500 m and bronze in 800 m at the2009 World Championships in Athletics held inBerlin .[ 1]
In early 2009 he stopped competing for Bahrain claiming unpaid salary and bonuses. He was willing to compete for Kenya, but hisKenyan 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] Athletissima meeting, still representing Bahrain. Subsequently,Athletics Kenya stopped to handle his attempt to compete for Kenya.[ 3]
At the2011 World Championships in Athletics inDaegu he only participated at the 1500 m but just failed to qualify for the final.
He trained with PACE Sports Management under Ricky Simms.
Kamel after taking the 1500 m gold at the 2009 World Championships Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 2004 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran , Iran3rd 800 m 1:48.89 World Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary3rd (semis) 800 m 1:47.16 Olympic Games Athens , Greece3rd (heats) 800 m 1:46.94 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo , Monaco1st 800 m 1:45.91 Pan Arab Games Algiers , Algeria1st 800 m 1:46.12 2005 Arab Championships Tunis , Tunisia1st 800 m 1:47.36 World Championships Helsinki , Finland3rd 800 m 1:44.90 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo , Monaco2nd 800 m 1:47.13 2006 World Athletics Final Stuttgart , Germany6th 800 m 1:47.62 World Cup Athens , Greece1st 800 m 1:44.98 Asian Games Doha , Qatar1st 800 m 1:45.74 2007 World Championships Osaka , Japan9th (semis) 800 m 1:45.31 World Athletics Final Stuttgart , Germany1st 800 m 1:45.61CR 2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha , Qatar1st 800 m 1:48.03CR World Indoor Championships Valencia , Spain3rd 800 m 1:45.26 Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th 800 m 1:44.95 World Athletics Final Stuttgart , Germany3rd 800 m 1:49.40 5th 1500 m 3:38.50 2009 World Championships Berlin , Germany3rd 800 m 1:45.35 1st 1500 m 3:35.93 World Athletics Final Thessaloniki , Greece4th 1500 m 3:36.11 2010 West Asian Championships Aleppo , Syria3rd 1500 m 3:40.58 Asian Games Guangzhou , China9th (heats) 1500 m 3:58.80 2011 Military World Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil5th 800 m 1:46.89 World Championships Daegu , South Korea6th (semis) 1500 m 3:47.18 2013 Asian Championships Pune , India6th 800 m 1:50.54 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang , Indonesia4th 1500 m 1:48.27 2014 Asian Games Incheon , South Korea— 800 m DNF
800 metres ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."Yusuf Saad Kamel" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on December 16, 2012. RetrievedMay 15, 2012 . ^ The East African, June 8, 2009:Konchellah ‘back’ home ^ The Standard, July 13, 2009:Konchella throws spanner in the works
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