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Mo Farah
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mohamed Farah, Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah, Mohammed "Mo" Farah, Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah
britischer Leichtathlet
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Mo Farah is a British marathon runner and long-distance athlete who competes in the marathon, half marathon, and 5000 metres. Born Hussein Abdi Kahin in 1983, he represents the United Kingdom in international competition. His athletic career includes participation in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the Summer Olympics of 2008, 2012, and 2016. He holds a world record and has received the awards of Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor.
In addition to his sports career, Farah is a children’s writer with six works, including *Twin Ambitions*, *Go Mo Go*, and *Higher Expectations*. He resides in Portland and speaks English and Somali. He is a supporter of Arsenal F.C. and identifies with the religion of Islam.
Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, TMDb, Thesportsdb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Twin Ambitions
- Go Mo Go
- Higher Expectations
- Abdi's World
- Seaside Sprint!
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Mogadishu, Somalia
Known for
- I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa) — Self2026
- I'm a Celebrity... South Africa — Self - Contestant2023
- The Real Mo Farah — Self2022
- Fantasy Football League — Themselves2022
- Taskmaster’s New Year Treat — Self2021
- Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up — Self - Guest2021
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas — Self2020
- I'm A Celebrity... The Daily Drop — Self - Guest2020
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer — Self - Guest2018
- Mo Farah: No Easy Mile — Self2016
via TMDB
Key facts
- Full name
- Mohamed Muktar Jamah Farah
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- Hussein Abdi Kahin , ( 1983-03-23 ) 23 March 1983 (age 43) , Gabiley , Somali Democratic Republic
- Monuments
- Gold postboxes : Isleworth , London; Teddington , London Madame Tussauds wax sculpture in Marylebone
- Occupation
- Runner
- Years active
- 1996–2023
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 58 kg (128 lb)
- Spouse
- Tania Nell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 )
- Website
- mofarah .com
- 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 Twickenham, London
- Club
- Newham and Essex Beagles , London
- Coached by
- Charles Van Commenee Alan Storey Alan Watkinson Ian Stewart (formerly) Alberto Salazar
- Olympic finals
- 2008 Beijing 5000 m, 17th (h) 2012 London 10,000 m, Gold 5000 m, Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m, Gold 5000 m, Gold
- World finals
- 2007 Osaka 5000 m, 6th 2009 Berlin 5000 m, 7th 2011 Daegu 10,000 m, Silver 5000 m, Gold 2013 Moscow 10,000 m, Gold 5000 m, Gold 2015 Beijing 10,000 m, Gold 5000 m, Gold 2017 London 10,000 m, Gold 5000 m, Silver
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Position
- Long Distance Runner
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Gobalka Gabiley
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- Somali
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Mass
- 62
- Official website
- www.mofarah.com
- Image
- Mo Farah (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 175
- Residence
- Portland
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Mo Farah
- date of birth
- 1983-03-23
- birth name
- Xuseen Cabdi Kaahin
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- supported sports team
- Arsenal F.C.
- social media followers
- 186000
- name in native language
- Maxamed Mukhtaar Jaamac Faarax
- record held
- world record
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Deutsch
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama „Mo“ Farah, CBE (* 23. März 1983 bei Gabiley, Somalia als Hussein Abdi Kahin) ist ein britischer Leichtathlet. Der Langstreckenläufer wurde 2012 Doppelolympiasieger über 5000 und 10.000 Meter, 2016 wiederholte er diese Erfolge in Rio de Janeiro. Zudem errang er bislang sechs Welt- und fünf Europameistertitel im Freien und zwei Europameistertitel in der Halle. Damit ist er einer der erfolgreichsten Leichtathleten.
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