Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama "Mo" Farah, CBE (Somali: Maxamed Mukhtaar Jaamac Faarax; born 23 Mairch 1983) is a Breetish distance rinner.[10] On the track, he maistly competes ower 5000 metres an 10,000 metres, but haes rin competitively frae 1500 metres tae the marathon.
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Sir Mohamed Farah
CBE |
| Personal information |
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| Birth name | Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah |
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| Nationality | Great Breetain |
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| Born | (1983-03-23) 23 Mairch 1983 (age 42)[1]
Mogadishu, Somalie |
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| Monuments | Gowd Postboxes Isleworth, Lunnon; Teddington, Lunnon
Madame Tussauds London waux sculptur in Marylebone |
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| Residence | Portland, Oregon, U.S.[2] |
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| Thrift | Rinner |
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| Years active | 1996–2017 |
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| Hicht | 1.71 m (5 ft 71⁄4 in)[3] |
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| Wecht | 9 st 6 lb (60 kg)[3] |
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| Spoose(s) | Tania Nell |
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| Wabsteid | www.mofarah.com |
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| Sport |
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| Sport | Track an Field |
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| Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Hauf marathon, Marathon |
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| Varsity team | St Mary's University College Twickenham London |
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| Club | Newham and Essex Beagles, Lunnon
Nike Oregon Project, Portland |
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| Coached bi | Charles Van Commenee[4]
Alan Storey[5]
Alan Watkinson[6]
Alberto Salazar[7]
Ian Stewart (umwhile)[8] |
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| Achievements an teetles |
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| Personal best(s) | 1500 metres: 3:28.81 AR[9]
3000 metres: 7:32.62 NR[9]
Indoor 3000 m: 7:33.1i NR[9]
2-mile: 8:07.85 AR[9]
Induir 2-mile: 8:03.40i WR[9]
5000 metres: 12:53.11 NR[9]
Induir 5000 m: 13:09.16i AR[9]
10,000 metres: 26:46.57 AR[9]
Hauf marathon: 59:32 AR[9]
Marathon: 2:08:21[9] |
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Medal record
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| Event |
1st |
2nt |
3rd |
| Olympic Gemmes |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Warld Championships |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Warld HM Championships |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| European Championships |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| European Induir Championships |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| European Cross Kintra Championships |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| European Team Championships |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| European U23 Championships |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Total |
19 |
9 |
2 |
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| Men's athletics |
| Representin Great Breetain |
| Olympic Games |
| 2012 Lunnon | 5000 m |
| 2012 Lunnon | 10,000 m |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5000 m |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10,000 m |
| Warld Championships |
| 2011 Daegu | 5000 m |
| 2013 Moscow | 5000 m |
| 2013 Moscow | 10,000 m |
| 2015 Beijing | 5000 m |
| 2015 Beijing | 10,000 m |
| 2017 Lunnon | 10,000 m |
| 2011 Daegu | 10,000 m |
| 2017 London | 5000 m |
| Warld Hauf Marathon Championships |
| 2016 Cardiff | Individual |
| European Championships |
| 2010 Barcelona | 5000 m |
| 2010 Barcelona | 10,000 m |
| 2012 Helsinki | 5000 m |
| 2014 Zürich | 5000 m |
| 2014 Zürich | 10,000 m |
| 2006 Göteborg | 5000 m |
| European Induir Championships |
| 2009 Torino | 3000 m |
| 2011 Paris | 3000 m |
| European Cross Kintra Championships |
| 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano | Individual |
| 2008 Brussels | Individual |
| 2009 Dublin | Individual |
| 2009 Dublin | Team |
| 2008 Brussels | Team |
| European Team Championships |
| 2009 Leiria | 5000 m |
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