Essa Ismail Rashed

Rashed in 2014
Medal record Representing   Qatar Men's athletics Asian Games 2006 Doha 10,000 m 2010 Guangzhou 10,000 m Asian Championships 2005 Incheon 10,000 m 2009 Guangzhou 5000 m

Essa Ismail Rashed ( Arabic : ???? ??????? ???? ; 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. He is coached by the Italian Renato Canova .

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 ran a personal best in the marathon at the 2012 Amsterdam Marathon , coming eleventh with his run of 2:09:22 hours. ^[5]

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External links [ edit ]

• Essa Ismail Rashed at World Athletics
• Essa Ismail Rashed at Diamond League
• Essa Ismail Rashed at Olympedia
• 2006 Asian Games profile
• Another Kenyan Defects to Qatar - East African Standard 14 June 2005