Yousef el Kalai

Youssef El Kalay (born 1 March 1981) is a Portuguese long distance runner who competes for Portugal.[1]

Born in Tangier, Morocco, El Kalai became a naturalised citizen of Portugal in 2009 and began to compete for his adopted country from 2010.[2] At the Almond Blossom Cross Country in March 2010, he came second behind Kenyan Mark Bett and won the national title as the first Portuguese to finish. He ran at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and was Portugal's best performer in 42nd place.[3] He made his championship track debut at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and was eighth in the men's 10,000 metres.[4] He took part in the 2010 European Cross Country Championships in Albufeira and won an individual bronze medal in the senior race as well as the team silver medal.[5]

At the Cinque Mulini in February 2011 he competed for his club, Grupo Deportivo Recreativo Conforlimpia, as part of the European Cross Country Club Championships. He was the runner-up in the race and led his club to the men's team title.[6] At the European Cup 10000m in June, he improved his personal best by ten seconds to win the race in a time of 28:20.03 minutes.[7]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Portugal
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 10,000 m 29:07.61
European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 3rd Senior race
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland DNF 10.000 m -

References
  1. Youssef el Kalai no Benfica
  2. El Kalai passou de emigrante clandestino a medalhado europeu por Portugal. Acidi.gov. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
  3. Official Team Results Senior Race - M. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-14.
  4. Fernandes, António Manuel (2010-03-08). Bett and Felix take Almond Blossom XC titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-10.
  5. SENIOR MEN'S FINAL: Lebid leaves it late but triumphs again. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
  6. Sampaolo, Diego (2011-02-06). Lamdassem and Bekele are triumphant in the Cinque Mulini. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  7. Portugal double victory at the European Cup 10000m. European Athletics (2011-06-04). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.


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