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.