Mo Farah

Sir Mo Farah
CBE

Farah at the 2016 Summer Olympics podium with his two gold medals
Personal information
Birth name	Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 33) Mogadishu, Somalia
Monuments	Gold Postboxes Isleworth, London; Teddington, London Madame Tussauds London wax sculpture in Marylebone
Residence	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Runner
Years active	1996–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	9 st 6 lb (60 kg)
Spouse(s)	Tania Nell
Website	www.mofarah.com
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Half marathon, Marathon
University team	St Mary's University College Twickenham London
Club	Newham and Essex Beagles, London Nike Oregon Project, Portland
Coached by	Charles Van Commenee Alan Storey Alan Watkinson Alberto Salazar Ian Stewart (formerly)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 metres: 3:28.81 AR 3000 metres: 7:32.62 NR Indoor 3000 m: 7:34.47i NR 2-mile: 8:07.85 AR Indoor 2-mile: 8:03.40i WR 5000 metres: 12:53.16 NR Indoor 5000 m: 13:10.60i AR 10,000 metres: 26:46.57 AR Half marathon: 59:32 AR Marathon: 2:08:21
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 0 0 World Championships 5 1 0 World HM 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 18 8 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 2011 Daegu 10,000 m World Half 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 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 European Team Championships 2009 Leiria 5000 m

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama "Mo" Farah, CBE (Somali: Maxamed Mukhtaar Jaamac Faarax; born 23 March 1983) is a British distance runner. On the track, he mostly competes over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, but has run competitively from 1500 metres to the marathon.

The most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history, he is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m, and is the second athlete in modern Olympic Games history, after Lasse Virén, to successfully defend the 5000 m and 10,000 m titles. Farah also completed the 'distance double' at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics. He was the second man in history after Kenenisa Bekele, to win long-distance doubles at successive Olympics and World Championships, and the first in history to defend both distance titles in both major global competitions - a feat described as the 'quadruple-double'. Farah's unbeaten streak in global distance finals runs to 9, having finished 2nd in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics; as of 2017 he has won every global final at either distance since that date.

Born in Somalia, Farah moved to the UK as a child. He was originally based in London and ran for Newham and Essex Beagles athletics club, training at St Mary's University College, Twickenham from 2001 to 2011. Farah runs distance races tactically, and unlike previous legends of the sport, has not threatened the world records at his two signature distances; although he can maintain a fast pace, his victories have been achieved through tactical prowess, a strong psychological presence on his rivals, and by his ability to employ a sprint finish.