Career
Nechchadi was a 1988 Olympian in the marathon, but did not finish the race. He was second in the 1987 London Marathon and ranked #3 in the world for marathon that year. In 1989 he was ranked #1 in the world for half-marathon with 1:02:01 hours.
Now an American citizen, he is a coach for the running group Promotion in Motion International, which includes Catherine Ndereba.