 Mohammed competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British/Somalian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Qoryoley, Soamlia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | middle-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sheffield RC Hillsborough College | ||||||||||||||
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Mukhtar Mohammed (born 1 December 1990) is a Somali-born British former middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. [1] He was active internationally between 2011 and 2016.
Mohammed, born in Qoryoley, Somalia, first came to international attention winning the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2011 European under-23 Athletics Championships. In 2013, he made his senior breakthrough, gaining a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships. [2]
He competed at the 2012 European Championships, the 2014 World Indoor Championships, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best time was 1:45.67 minutes, achieved in July 2013 in London. [3]
He finished runner-up three times at the British Athletics Championships from 2012 to 2014. [4] [5]
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