Yonas Kinde
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1980 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Refugee Olympic Team |
Yonas Kinde (born 7 May 1980) is a track and field athlete originally from Ethiopia, but now living and training in Luxembourg, who has been selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to compete for the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He is coached by Yves Göldi. Kinde ran his fastest marathon with a time of 2 hours 17 minutes.
Personal life
Kinde, originally from Ethiopia, left his country due to political problems. He has been living in Luxembourg since 2012 and under international protection in Luxembourg since 2013.[2] Kinde takes French lessons and works as a taxi driver.[3]
Athletics career
Kinde began running in Ethiopia as a teenager mainly in cross-country, 10,000m and half marathons, eventually moving up to the full marathon. During his relatively short running career in Europe, coached by Yves Göldi, he won several titles in Luxembourg, France and Germany.[4] In Frankfurt, Germany he ran his personal best in 2015 in 2 hours and 17 minutes.
Due to his refugee status, Kinde could not compete at international competitions, despite being fast enough to have qualified. [3] On 3 July 2016, the IOC announced that Kinde would be part of a team of ten athletes selected to compete as a Refugee Olympic Athlete team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] He is due to compete in the men's marathon.[5]
Personal bests
- 1500 m – 3:56.56 in Kirchberg (LUX) on 18.02.2014
- 3000 m – 8:38.10 in Kirchberg (LUX) on 30.01.2016
- 5000 m – 14:32.69 in Schifflange (LUX) on 04.08.2013
- 8 km Road – 23:05 in Trier (GER) on 31.12.2013
- 10 km Road – 30:01 in Langsur (GER) on 09.11.2013
- Half marathon – 1:03:22 in Remich (LUX) on 28.09.2014
- Marathon – 2:17:31 in Frankfurt (GER) on 25.10.2015
References
- ^ "Refugee Olympic Team" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ tetrik.ch. "Ethiopian refugee, Yonas Kinde, selected for Refugee Olympic Team for Olympic Games Rio 2016 - IOC News Room".
- ^ a b "Olympic refugee team: prolific marathon runner Yonas Kinde finally able to compete at Olympic Games".
- ^ "ARRS - Runner: Yonas Kinde".
- ^ a b "Refugee Olympic Team to Shine Spotlight On Worldwide Refugee Crisis". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Profile of Yonas KINDE - All-Athletics.com".
External links
- Profile at all.athletics.com
- Yonas Kinde at World Athletics
- Article about Kinde