Sir Mohamed Mo Farah, born Hussein Abdi Kahin on March 23, 1983, in Gabiley in what is now Somaliland, is a British former long distance runner and the most successful British track athlete in Olympic history. He holds the record for the most global championship gold medals among male track distance runners, with four Olympic golds and six World Championship titles, winning both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics and defending both world titles at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships. He holds the world record for the one hour run and the European record in the 10,000 meters, was knighted in 2017 after being made a CBE in 2013, and after retiring from track in 2017 became a marathon runner, winning the 2018 Chicago Marathon in a European record time before retiring from competitive running in 2023.
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Career HighlightWon Olympic gold in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Games, and holds the record for the most global championship gold medals in track distance running with four Olympic and six World titles. 1 Classification
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He was born Hussein Abdi Kahin in Somalia.
Mo Farah was born Hussein Abdi Kahin on 23 March 1983 in Somalia. He later competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games and holds the title Sir. His Olympic record shows four medals, all of them gold.
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Sir Mohamed "Mo" Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin, 23 March 1983) is a British former long-distance runner.
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is a British former long-distance runner.
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Farah is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m.
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Sir Mohamed "Mo" Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin, 23 March 1983) is a British former long-distance runner.
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is a British former long-distance runner.
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He holds the record for the most global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles), making him the most successful male track distance runner in the history of the sport, and he is the most successful British track athlete in Olympic Games history.
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