Gabriel Geay

Gabriel Geay
Gabriel Geay nearing halfway point in 2022 Boston Marathon
Personal information
BornSeptember 10, 1996
Madunga, Babati, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Sport
CountryTanzania
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tanzania
World Marathon Majors
Silver medal – second place 2023 Boston Marathon

Gabriel Gerald Geay (born 10 September 1996)[1] is a Tanzanian professional long-distance runner.[2] He finished second at the 2023 Boston Marathon.[3]

Geay is the Tanzanian national record holder for the marathon. He also has the fastest Marathon time for a person born outside of Kenya or Ethiopia.

Career

Geay has won 7 notable road races including the Peachtree Road Race in 2016[4] and the Bolder Boulder 10K in 2017.

In 2017, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda, finishing 22nd.[5]

As of July 2018, he earned over US$33,000 in prize money.[2]

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark and finished in 88th place.[6]

In 2021, he placed sixth in a new Tanzanian national record of 2:04:55 at the Milano City Marathon in Italy. This performance qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He competed at the Games with compatriot Alphonce Felix Simbu in the men's marathon in August 2021.[1]

In 2022, he was second in the Valencia Marathon in Spain in a national record of 2:03:00.

Statistics

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Tanzania
2014 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4th 5000 m 14:59.87
2017 World Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda 22nd Senior race 29:47
World Championships London, United Kingdom – 5000 m DNS
2019 World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark 87th Senior race 35:16
African Games Rabat, Morocco 6th 1500 m 3:39.29
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – Marathon DNF
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 7th Marathon 2:07:31
World Marathon Majors
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 2nd Marathon 2:06:04

National titles

References

  1. ^ a b "Gabriel Gerald GEAY – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ARRS - Runner: Gabriel Gerald Geay". arrs.auguszt.in. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ^ "Chebet retains Boston title while Obiri claims first major marathon victory". World Athletics. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Unlikely winner of AJC Peachtree is Tanzanian Gabriel Geay". ajc. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. ^ "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.