Mo Farah

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 name	Hussein Abdi Kahin
Full name	Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah
Nationality	British
Born	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41) Gabiley, Somali Democratic Republic (present-day Somaliland)
Monuments	Gold postboxes: Isleworth, London; Teddington, London Madame Tussauds wax sculpture in Marylebone
Occupation	Runner
Years active	1996–2023
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Spouse(s)	Tania Nell ​ (m. 2010)​
Website	www.mofarah.com
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	10,000 metres, 5000 metres, 1500 metres, Half marathon, Marathon
University team	St Mary's University College Twickenham London
Club	Newham and Essex Beagles, London
Coached by	Charles Van Commenee[3] Alan Storey[4] Alan Watkinson[5] Ian Stewart (formerly) Alberto Salazar
Achievements and titles
World finals	2007 Osaka 5000 m, 6th 2009 Berlin 5000 m, 7th 2011 Daegu 10,000 m, 2 Silver 5000 m, 1 Gold 2013 Moscow 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 1 Gold 2015 Beijing 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 1 Gold 2017 London 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 2 Silver
Olympic finals	2008 Beijing 5000 m, 17th (h) 2012 London 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 1 Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 1 Gold
Personal best(s)	Outdoor[6] 800 m: 1:48.24 (Lugano 2008) 1500 m: 3:28.81 NR (Monaco 2013) Mile: 3:56.49 (London 2005) 3000 m: 7:32.62 NR (Birmingham 2016) 2-mile: 8:07.85 ER (Birmingham 2014) 5000 m: 12:53.11 NR (Monaco 2011) 10,000 m: 26:46.57 ER (Eugene 2011) 20,000 m: 56:20.30 NR (Brussels 2020) Hour run: 21,330 m WR (Brussels 2020) Indoor[6] Mile: 3:57.92 (Boston 2012) 3000 m: 7:34.47i NR (Birmingham 2009) 2-mile: 8:03.40i (Birmingham 2015) 5000 m: 13:09.16i (Birmingham 2017) Road[6] 10 km: 27:44 NR (London 2010) Half marathon: 59:07a ER (South Shields 2019) Marathon: 2:05:11 NR (Chicago 2018)
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 2012 London 5000 m 2012 London 10,000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m World Championships 2011 Daegu 5000 m 2013 Moscow 5000 m 2013 Moscow 10,000 m 2015 Beijing 5000 m 2015 Beijing 10,000 m 2017 London 10,000 m 2011 Daegu 10,000 m 2017 London 5000 m Diamond League 2017 5000 m World Half Marathon Championships 2016 Cardiff Individual European Championships 2006 Göteborg 5000 m 2010 Barcelona 5000 m 2010 Barcelona 10,000 m 2012 Helsinki 5000 m 2014 Zürich 5000 m 2014 Zürich 10,000 m European Indoor Championships 2009 Torino 3000 m 2011 Paris 3000 m European Cross Country Championships 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano Individual 2008 Brussels Individual 2009 Dublin Individual 2009 Dublin Team 2008 Brussels Team Half Marathon 2019 Newcastle Individual 2018 Newcastle Individual 2017 Newcastle Individual 2016 Newcastle Individual 2015 Newcastle Individual 2014 Newcastle Individual 2013 Newcastle Individual World Marathon Majors 2018 Chicago Marathon 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

1. Farah, Mo (10 October 2013). Twin Ambitions – My Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 250. ISBN 9781444779592. Retrieved 19 July 2016 – via Google Books.
2. "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. "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.