Mohammed Ahmed (runner)

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Mohammed Ahmed
Ahmed at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1991-01-05) January 5, 1991
Mogadishu, Somalia[1]
Residence St. Catharines, Ontario
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport Track, Long-distance running
Event(s) 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College team University of Wisconsin–Madison
Coached by Mick Byrne[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000 meters: 13:01.74[4] NR
10,000 meters: 27:02.35[4] NR
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast5,000 m
2018 Gold Coast10,000 m
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto10,000 m
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava3,000 m

Mohammed Ahmed (born January 5, 1991)[5] is a Canadian long-distance runner who competed in the 10,000 meter races at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Early life

Mohammed Ahmed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia to Said Yusuf and Halimo Farah, and moved to Canada at the age of 11.[6] He began running track at the age of 13.[6] Mohammed Ahmad's family is originally from Hargeisa, Somaliland.[7] His mother, Halimo Farah, shares the same surname as Mo Farah, also born in Somaliland, as they are both from the same Somali clan (namely the Isaaq clan), although the two are not closely related.[7]

Running career

Youth

Before college, Mohammed Ahmed was the Canadian Junior 5000 m champion on four occasions, and twice finished in the top 10 at World Junior Championships (4th in 2010, 9th in 2008), to go along with 2 Canadian senior titles in the event. Ahmed's resume also includes a Pan American Junior title.

Collegiate

Ahmed attended the St. Catharines Collegiate and Ahmed attended University of Wisconsin-Madison until he graduated in the summer of 2014. During his time at college he amassed 11 NCAA All-American awards in track and cross country and an Olympic berth in the 10,000 m at the 2012 London Olympic Games. At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Mohammed clocked the best time over 10,000 m in Canadian history with his 9th-place finish, almost equaling his lifetime best in the process with a 27:35.76 result.[8]

Professional

On May 28, 2016, Ahmed set a personal best and Canadian National Record in the 5000 m at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in a time of 13:01.74[9]

Ahmed finished in 4th place in the 5000m at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 13:05.94, 1.5 seconds short of the bronze medal.

On August 4, 2017, Ahmed set a personal best and Canadian National Record in the 10000 m, placing 8th at the 2017 IAAF World Championships with a time of 27:02.35[10]

Ahmed was nominated for Sports Person of the Year at the International Somali Awards 2018.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Mohammed Ahmed profile". IAAF. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Mohammed Ahmed". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baggot, Andy (July 18, 2012). "Olympics: Badgers' Mohammed Ahmed to race against his idols in London".
  4. 1 2 All-Athletics. "Profile of Mohammed Ahmed".
  5. ↑ "Mohammed Ahmed". panam.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. 1 2 https://olympic.ca/team-canada/mohammed-ahmed/
  7. 1 2 Bergsma, Marlene (6 August 2012). "Family thrilled with Ahmed's Olympic experience". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Top-10 finish for Mo: Ahmed shines on international stage. University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (August 10, 2013)
  9. ↑ RunnerSpace. "2016 Prefontaine Classic Results".
  10. ↑ IAAF. "2017 IAAF World Championships Results".
  11. ↑ "Home - International Somali Awards". International Somali Awards. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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