Sir Mo Farah - Zimbio

Birth name: Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah

Nationality: British

Born: ( 1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 37) Mogadishu, Somalia

Residence: London, England, UK

Occupation: Runner

Years active: 1996–present

Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight: 9 st 6 lb (60 kg; 132 lb)

Spouse(s): Tania Nell (m. 2010)

Website: www.mofarah.com

Country: Great Britain

Sport: Athletics / Track, Long-distance running

Event(s): 10,000 metres, 5000 metres, 1500 metres, Half marathon, Marathon

Club: Newham and Essex Beagles, London

Coached by: Charles Van Commenee Alan Storey Alan Watkinson Ian Stewart (formerly) Alberto Salazar

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

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

Personal best(s): Outdoor , 800 m: 1:48.24 (Lugano 2008), 1500 m: 3:28.81 (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 WR (Birmingham 2015), 5000 m: 13:09.16i ER (Birmingham 2017), Road , 10 km: 27:44 NR (London 2010), Half marathon: 59:07a ER (South Shields 2019), Marathon: 2:05:11 ER (Chicago 2018)