- Essa Ismail Rashed
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Medal record Competitor for 
QatarMen's athletics Asian Games Silver 2006 Doha 10,000 m Silver 2010 Guangzhou 10,000 m Asian Championships Gold 2005 Incheon 10,000 m Bronze 2009 Guangzhou 5000 m Essa Ismail Rashed (Arabic: عيسى اسماعيل راشد ; born Daniel Kipkosgei on 14 December 1986) is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004.[1][2] He represented his adopted country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in Athletics in 2005 and 2007.
In 10,000 metres he won a gold medal at the 2005 Asian Championships in Incheon and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. He came twentieth in the 10,000 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was the 5000 m bronze medallist at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships and went on to claim another bronze over 3000 m at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games later that year.[3]
Rashed ran an Asian indoor record for the 5000 m at the PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf in 2010, running a time of 13:19.10 minutes.[4] Later that month he was just pipped to the gold in the 3000 m by teammate James Kwalia at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. He gained selection for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and came ninth in the 3000 m final. He claimed a consecutive silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 2010 Asian Games.
He is coached by the Italian Renato Canova.
References
- ^ Essa Ismail Rashed. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
- ^ Hart, Simon (2006-11-26). Athletics: Out of Africa on the oil route. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-11-01). Kwalia’s 3000m victory the highlight on Day two in Hanoi – Asian Indoor Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
- ^ Gordon, Ed (2010-02-04). 13:02.95 by Koech tops eight world leads in Düsseldorf. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
External links
- IAAF profile for Essa Ismail Rashed
- 2006 Asian Games profile
- Another Kenyan Defects to Qatar - East African Standard 14 June 2005
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Qatari athletes
- Kenyan long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Qatar
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Qatari people of Kenyan descent
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