Mohad Abdikadar

Mohad Abdikadar
	Mohad Abdikadar in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali
Born	12 June 1993 (age 31); Beled Hawo, Somalia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500 metres
Club	Aeronautica Militare
Coached by	Andrea Orlandi; Massimo Pegoretti
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1500 m: 3:33.79 (2023);
Medal record
European U23 Championships

Last updated October 14, 2024

Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali (born 12 June 1993) is an Italian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.^[3] He won a silver medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships in Tallinn.

Biography

Born in Beled Hawo, Somalia he arrived in Sezze in January 2006, together with two brothers, as refugees escaping the Somali Civil War.^[1] He became a naturalised Italian citizen in May 2011.^{[ citation needed ]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Italy
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	1500 m	3:49.32
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	11th	1500 m	3:53.74
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	19th (h)	1500 m	3:47.21
2014	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Aubagne, France	2nd	1500 m	3:51.95
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	24th (h)	1500 m	3:46.07
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	1500 m	3:44.91
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15th (h)	1500 m	3:42.91
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	5th	1500 m	3:39.60
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th	1500 m	3:39.95

Personal bests

Outdoor

800 metres – 1:48.43 (Salzburg 2014)
1000 metres – 2:19.4 (Cantalupa 2014)
1500 metres – 3:36.54 (Rome 2018)
One mile – 4:02.87 (Pavia 2014)
3000 metres – 8:09.09 (Trento 2017)
10 kilometres – 30:41 (Cuneo 2015)
Half marathon – 1:08:59 (Ostia 2017)

Indoor

800 metres – 1:50.67 (Ancona 2013)
1000 metres – 2:22.79 (Ancona 2014)
1500 metres – 3:42.53 (Ghent 2018)
3000 metres – 8:16.47 (Ancona 2015)

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References

1 2 "FIDAL profile". FIDAL . Retrieved 11 July 2018.
↑ "2018 Med Games bio" . Retrieved 11 July 2018.
↑ Mohad Abdikadar at World Athletics

External links

Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali at World Athletics

Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali at Diamond League

Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)

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[FIDAL-1] 1 2 "FIDAL profile". FIDAL . Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[2] "2018 Med Games bio" . Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[3] Mohad Abdikadar at World Athletics

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