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Mo Farah

British track and field athlete

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah[7] CBE OLY (born Hussein Abdi Kahin;[8] 23 March 1983 Gabiley, Somalia). is a retired long-distance runner in Britain. Some believe he is one of the greatest runners of all time, because he won ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles). The medals have made him the most successful male track distance runner ever, and he is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history.

Sir
Mo Farah
CBE OLY
Farah at the 2015 Diamond League in Doha
Personal information
Birth nameHussein Abdi Kahin
Full nameMohamed Muktar Jama Farah
NationalityBritish
Born (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41)
Gabiley, Somali Democratic Republic
(present-day Somaliland)
Monuments
OccupationRunner
Years active1996–2023
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Spouse(s)
Tania Nell (m. 2010)
Websitewww.mofarah.com
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAthletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)10,000 metres, 5000 metres, 1500 metres, Half marathon, Marathon
University teamSt Mary's University College Twickenham London
ClubNewham and Essex Beagles, London
Coached by
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2007 Osaka
    • 5000 m, 6th
  • 2009 Berlin
    • 5000 m, 7th
  • 2011 Daegu
    • 10,000 m, 22 Silver
    • 5000 m, 11 Gold
  • 2013 Moscow
    • 10,000 m, 11 Gold
    • 5000 m, 11 Gold
  • 2015 Beijing
    • 10,000 m, 11 Gold
    • 5000 m, 11 Gold
  • 2017 London
    • 10,000 m, 11 Gold
    • 5000 m, 22 Silver
Olympic finals
  • 2008 Beijing
    • 5000 m, 17th (h)
  • 2012 London
    • 10,000 m, 11 Gold
    • 5000 m, 11 Gold
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
    • 10,000 m, 11 Gold
    • 5000 m, 11 Gold
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 6 2 0
World Half Marathon Championships 0 0 1
European Championships 5 1 0
European Indoor Championships 2 0 0
European Cross Country Championships 1 3 1
European Team Championships 1 0 0
European U23 Championships 0 3 0
Total 19 9 2
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 5000 m
Diamond League
Gold medal – first place 2017 5000 m
World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cardiff Individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Göteborg 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barcelona 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barcelona 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 10,000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Torino 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris 3000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano Individual
Silver medal – second place 2008 Brussels Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dublin Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dublin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Brussels Team
Half Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Newcastle Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Newcastle Individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Newcastle Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Newcastle Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Newcastle Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Newcastle Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Newcastle Individual
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chicago Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2018 London Marathon

Farah spent his early childhood living in Somaliland and Djibouti.[9] He was illegally taken to the United Kingdom at age 9.[10] He lives in both London and Portland, Oregon, US (United States).

In the 2012 Olympics he won gold in the 10,000 metres and the 5,000 metres and in the 2011 World Championships, he won gold in the 5,000 meters and silver in the 10,000 meters.[11] He won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m again at the 2012 World Championship in Moscow.[12]

References change

  1. ↑ Farah, Mo (10 October 2013). Twin Ambitions – My Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 250. ISBN 9781444779592. Retrieved 19 July 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mo Farah | Team GB". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Charles Van Commenee". The Gordon Poole Agency Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "The world is at Farah's feet as guru helps him go the distance". The Independent. 15 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Alan Watkinson at The Education Show 2015". The Education Show. Retrieved 14 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Profile of Mo Farah". International Association of Athletics Federations.
  7. ↑ "Mo Farah | Biography & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Nagesh, Ashitha (11 July 2022). "Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child". BBC News. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Mo Farah (2013). Twin Ambitions - My Autobiography. Hachette UK. pp. 5–7. ISBN 9781444779592.
  10. ↑ "Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child". BBC News. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Mo Farah wins Olympic 10,000m gold for Great Britain retrieved 26 May 2013
  12. ↑ "Mo Farah Wins Men's 5000m Gold - London 2012 Olympics - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.


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