Israeli Olympic profiles: Agaze Guadie

After stunning everyone when he booked his place with his performance in Rotterdam, Guadie is excited for the games.

Agaze Guadie (photo credit: Courtesy)
Agaze Guadie
(photo credit: Courtesy)
Date of Birth: September 11, 1989 (age 26)
Event: Men’s Marathon
Schedule in Rio: Marathon – August 21
Career highlight: Clocking 2:18.51 hours at the Rotterdam marathon in April to qualify for Rio
Outlook for Rio: Even Israeli athletics experts didn’t expect Guadie to run in Rio. However, he stunned everyone when he booked his place with his performance in Rotterdam, beating the qualifying time by a mere nine seconds with a desperate sprint to the finish line.