Gemechu Woyecha

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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.{{cite news|title=24 June 2001: Gold Coast Marathon, Australia|date=July 2001|work=AIMS Newsletter|publisher=Association of International Marathons and Distance Races}} He competed in the 2000 Olympic marathon, but did not finish the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/rashid-jamal-1.html |title=Rashid Jamal |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=8 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025225501/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/rashid-jamal-1.html |archivedate=25 October 2012 }} He later defected to Australia. In his new home country he won the 2004 Gold Coast Marathon.{{cite web|title=History of the Gold Coast Marathon: 1999-2009|date=2009|publisher=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.To see source, please access [http://www.athletics.com.au/competition/statsdata/rankings/alltime Australian all-time statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312073047/http://www.athletics.com.au/competition/statsdata/rankings/alltime |date=12 March 2010 }} and click "Download file"