Yusuf Saad Kamel

Yusuf Saad Kamel

Kamel at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Birth name	Gregory Konchellah
Born	(1983-03-29) March 29, 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 World Championships 2009 Berlin 1500 m 2009 Berlin 800 m IAAF World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia 800 m

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.^[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.

800 metres

• Memorial Van Damme: 2008.
• ISTAF Berlin: 2004.

• 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

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