Gabriel Geay

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Gabriel Geay
Personal information
BornSeptember 10, 1996
Tanzania
Sport
Country Tanzania
Event(s)10 km, 5 km, Half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 m: 13:20.35
  • 10000 m: 28:04.98
  • 10k road: 28:24
  • Half marathon: 59:42

Gabriel Gerald Geay (born September 10, 1996) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner.[1] Geay has competed at the professional level in distances 5K through to the half marathon.[2]

Geay has won 7 notable road races including the Peachtree Road Race (2016)[3] and the Bolder Boulder 10K (2017). As of July 2018, Geay has earned over US$33,000 in prize money.[4]

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In 2017, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda.[6] He finished in 22nd place.[6]

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[7][8] He finished in 88th place.[8]

In 2021 he placed 6th in a new Tanzanian national record of 2:04:55 at the Milano Marathon in Italy. This performance qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the men's marathon. He competed at the Olympics with compatriot Alphonce Felix Simbu in the men's marathon in August 2021.[9]

Career achievements[]

Date Event Distance Venue Time Finished
7 May 2017 Lilac Bloomsday Run 12 km Spokane WA, USA 34:31 1st
20 Nov 2016 Half Marathon Yiwu, CHN 1:02:57 1st
04 Jul 2016 AJC Peachtree Road Race 10 km Atlanta GA, USA 28:49 1st
08 Jul 2018 Boilermaker Road Race 15 km Utica NY, USA 43:40 1st
14 Jul 2019 Boilermaker Road Race 15k run Utica NY, USA 43:35 1st
29 May 2017 Bolder Boulder 10 km Boulder CO, USA 29:02.2 1st
11 Jun 2016 10 km Portland OR, USA 28:04.98 1st
5 May 2017 5 km Palo Alto CA, USA 13:20.35 3rd
26 Mar 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 9.858 km Kampala, UGA 29:47 22nd
12 Jun 2016 5 km Portland OR, USA 13:25.66 4th

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References[]

  1. ^ "IAAF: Gabriel Gerald GEAY | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ "ARRS - Runner: Gabriel Gerald Geay". arrs.auguszt.in. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ^ "Unlikely winner of AJC Peachtree is Tanzanian Gabriel Geay". ajc. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ^ "ARRS - Runner: Gabriel Gerald Geay". arrs.auguszt.in. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. ^ "IAAF: Gabriel Gerald GEAY | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Gabriel Gerald Geay". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ https://worldathletics.org/athletes/tanzania/gabriel-gerald-geay-14677692
  10. ^ "ARRS - Runner: Gabriel Gerald Geay". arrs.auguszt.in. Retrieved 2018-08-10.

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