 ዮናስ ገና በአሥራዎቹ ዕድሜ ውስጥ በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ መሮጥ የጀመረ ሲሆን ወደ ሉክሰምበርግ ከተሸሸገ በኋላ በሉክሰምበርግ ፣ ፈረንሳይ እና ጀርመን ውስጥ በርካታ ርዕሶችን አገኘ ።
Yonas began running in Ethiopia as a teenager, and after fleeing to Luxembourg he competed and won several titles in Luxembourg, France and Germany.