Zak Mahamed

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Zakariya Mahamed
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23)
Ethiopia
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Cross country, Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 13:24.83 (Huelva, 2024)
10,000m: 27:46.55 (London, 2023)
10k: 28.26 (Valencia, 2023)
Half Marathon: 1:03:32 (London, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Turin U23 race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Turin U23 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lisbon U23 Team

Zak Mahamed (born 29 November 2000) is a British long distance and cross country runner. [1]

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Early and personal life

Mahamed emigrated from Ethiopia to Southampton in England with his family in 2011. He runs for Southampton Athletics Club and studied at Southampton Solent University. His brother Mahamed Mahamed is also an international runner. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Mahamed won gold as part of the British U23 team at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon. [5] Mahamed was selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland. [6] The following year, Mahamed won silver at the European Cross Country U23 race in Turin, Italy. [7] [8]

In 2023, he set new personal best times over 5000m (13:47.43), 10,000m (27:56.70), 5 km (13:57), 10 km (28:24), 10 miles (46:41) and the half marathon (63:32). [9]

He set a new 10,000 metres personal best of 27:46.55 in London in May 2024. [10] That month, he was selected to run the 10,000 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [11]

He was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. [12]

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References

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  2. Williams, Adam (4 October 2018). "Mahamed Mahamed: Mo Farah-inspired distance runner looking to emulate idol". BBC Sport.
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