Mohammed Ahmed (athlete)
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Mohammed Ahmed at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||
| Born | January 5, 1991 Mogadishu, Somalia[1] |
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| Residence | St. Catharines, Ontario | ||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track, Long-distance running | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 meters, 10,000 meters | ||||||||||||
| College team | University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mick Byrne[3] | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 meters: 13:10.00[4] 10,000 meters: 27:34.64[4] |
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Mohammed Ahmed (born January 5, 1991)[5] is a Canadian long-distance runner who represented Canada in the 10,000 meter races at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
Running career
Youth career
Before college, Mohammed Ahmed was the Canadian Junior 5000m champion on four occasions, and twice finished in the top 10 at World Junior Championships (4th in 2010, 9th in 2008), to go along with 2 Canadian senior titles in the event. Ahmed's resume also includes a Pan American Junior title.
Collegiate
Ahmed attended the St. Catharines Collegiate and Ahmed attended University of Wisconsin-Madison until he graduated in the summer of 2014. During his time at college he amassed 11 NCAA All-American awards in track and cross country and an Olympic berth in the 10,000m at the 2012 London Olympic Games. At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Mohammed had a breakthrough performance recording the highest finish in Canadian History in the 10,000m event with his 9th-place finish, almost equaling his lifetime best in the process with a 27:35.76 clocking.[6]
References
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- ↑ [1] UW Badgers: Top-10 finish for Mo: Ahmed shines on international stage
External links
- Mohammed Ahmed profile at IAAF
- Profile at Athletics Canada
- Use mdy dates from August 2012
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Canadian male long-distance runners
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Canadian Muslims
- Canadian people of Somali descent
- Somalian emigrants to Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Canada
