Mo Farah

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983 Gabiley, Somalia). is a retired English long-distance runner. 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

Farah at the 2015 Diamond League in Doha
Personal information
Birth name	Hussein Abdi Kahin
Nationality	English
Born	23 March 1983 (aged 42) 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
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
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 Alan Storey Alan Watkinson 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 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 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 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 Men's athletics Representing Great Britain Olympic Games Gold 2012 London 5000 m Gold 2012 London 10,000 m Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m World Championships Gold 2011 Daegu 5000 m Gold 2013 Moscow 5000 m Gold 2013 Moscow 10,000 m Gold 2015 Beijing 5000 m Gold 2015 Beijing 10,000 m Gold 2017 London 10,000 m Silver 2011 Daegu 10,000 m Silver 2017 London 5000 m Diamond League Gold 2017 5000 m World Half Marathon Championships Bronze 2016 Cardiff Individual European Championships Silver 2006 Göteborg 5000 m Gold 2010 Barcelona 5000 m Gold 2010 Barcelona 10,000 m Gold 2012 Helsinki 5000 m Gold 2014 Zürich 5000 m Gold 2014 Zürich 10,000 m European Indoor Championships Gold 2009 Torino 3000 m Gold 2011 Paris 3000 m European Cross Country Championships Gold 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano Individual Silver 2008 Brussels Individual Silver 2009 Dublin Individual Silver 2009 Dublin Team Bronze 2008 Brussels Team Half Marathon Gold 2019 Newcastle Individual Gold 2018 Newcastle Individual Gold 2017 Newcastle Individual Gold 2016 Newcastle Individual Gold 2015 Newcastle Individual Gold 2014 Newcastle Individual Silver 2013 Newcastle Individual World Marathon Majors Gold 2018 Chicago Marathon Bronze 2018 London Marathon

Farah spent his early childhood living in Somaliland and Djibouti. He was illegally taken to the United Kingdom at age 9. 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. He won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m again at the 2012 World Championship in Moscow.

Mo Farah Media

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  Farah at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships

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  Farah celebrates winning the 10,000 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.

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  Farah on the way to his first Olympic gold medal during the 10,000 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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  The post box on London Road, Isleworth, painted in honour of Farah as part of a scheme to celebrate Britain's 2012 Olympic gold medal winners

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  Farah during his gold medal victory in the men's 3,000 metres event at the 2013 London Grand Prix

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  Farah on the way to victory in the 5000m men final of the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich

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  Mo Farah (left), Bashir Abdi and Daniel Wanjiru compete in the 2019 London Half Marathon – finishing in that order.

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  Mo Farah with his "Mobot" signature pose at the 2013 London Anniversary Games

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  Farah at the 2010 London Youth Games Hall of Fame and Awards Evening

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  Wax statue of Farah at Madame Tussauds, London