Gabriel Geay

Gabriel Gerald Geay (born 10 September 1996)^[1] is a Tanzanian professional long-distance runner.^[2] He finished second at the 2023 Boston Marathon.^[3]

Gabriel Geay

Gabriel Geay nearing halfway point in 2022 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Born	September 10, 1996 Madunga, Babati, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Sport
Country	Tanzania
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	5000 m: 13:20.35 (2017) 10,000 m: 28:04.98 (2016) Road 10 km: 28:17 (2022) Half marathon: 59:18 NR (2025) Marathon: 2:03:00 NR (2022)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Tanzania World Marathon Majors 2023 Boston Marathon

Geay is the Tanzanian national record holder for the marathon. He also has the fastest Marathon time for a person born outside of Kenya or Ethiopia.

Career

Geay has won 7 notable road races including the Peachtree Road Race in 2016^[4] and the Bolder Boulder 10K in 2017.

In 2017, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda, finishing 22nd.^[5]

As of July 2018, he earned over US$33,000 in prize money.^[2]

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark and finished in 88th place.^[6]

In 2021, he placed sixth in a new Tanzanian national record of 2:04:55 at the Milano City Marathon in Italy. This performance qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He competed at the Games with compatriot Alphonce Felix Simbu in the men's marathon in August 2021.^[1]

In 2022, he was second in the Valencia Marathon in Spain in a national record of 2:03:00.

Statistics

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Tanzania
2014	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	4th	5000 m	14:59.87
2017	World Cross Country Championships	Kampala, Uganda	22nd	Senior race	29:47
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	5000 m	DNS
2019	World Cross Country Championships	Aarhus, Denmark	87th	Senior race	35:16
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	6th	1500 m	3:39.29
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Marathon	DNF
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	7th	Marathon	2:07:31
World Marathon Majors
2023	Boston Marathon	Boston, MA, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:06:04

National titles

• Tanzanian Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2018
  • 1500 metres: 2018
  • 5000 metres: 2020