Mahamed Mahamed

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Mahamed Mahamed
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Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27)
Jarso, Ethiopia
Education Cantell School

Itchen College

Southampton Solent University
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Cross country, marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half marathon: 1:01:16 (London, 2023)
Marathon: 2:07:05 (London, 2024)

Mahamed Mahamed (born 18 September 1997) is a British long distance runner. He has represented Great Britain at senior level and is a twice English National Cross Country Champion. [1]

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Early life

Mahamed was born in Jarso, Ethiopia on 18 September 1997 and emigrated to Southampton in England with his family in 2011 when he was thirteen years-old. He attended Cantell School in Bassett, Southampton. [2] He also attended Itchen College and studied for a degree in sports coaching and sports development at Southampton Solent University. [3] [4]

Career

Mahamed won the national U17 cross country title at Parliament Hill, London on 25 February 2015. [5]

Running for Southampton AC, Mahamed won both the English U20 National Championship and the Inter-Counties cross country championships in 2018. [6]

He won the senior English National Cross Country Championships in 2019, and again in 2022. [7] [8] Between those victories, he was selected for the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, [9] and he won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh in February 2020. [10]

In September 2023, he finished second at The Big Half in London behind Jack Rowe and ahead of Andrew Butchart and Mo Farah, in his final race. [11] [12]

At his debut over the marathon distance at the Valencia Marathon in December 2023, he clocked 2:08:42, placing him seventh in the UK all-time rankings. [13]

He finished fourth at the 2024 London Marathon in a personal best 2:07.05. [14] This made him the third-fastest Briton ever over the distance and came under the qualifying time for the summer Olympics. [15] On 26 April 2024, he was selected by British Athletics for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [16] He finished in 57th place.

Personal life

A Muslim, Mahamed has explained to BBC News how keeping his fitness whilst he observes Ramadan is a challenge but worthwhile to his faith. [17] His brother Zak Mahamed is also a long-distance runner and was selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland. [18] [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Coombes, Lewis (2 May 2024). "Making Olympic team feels amazing says Mahamed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Williams, Adam (4 October 2018). "Mahamed Mahamed: Mo Farah-inspired distance runner looking to emulate idol". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ Moss, Emily (5 March 2016). "Sibling success for Mahamed and Zakariya Mahamed". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Southampton's Mahamed Mahamed wins national cross country title at Parliament Hill in London". Hampshire Chronicle. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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