Athlete Profile
Mohamed Farah
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Great Britain & N.I. - DATE OF BIRTH 23 MAR 1983
TOP STORIES
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15 SEP 2013 Jeptoo upsets Defar and Dibaba, Bekele beats Farah at Great North...
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13 SEP 2013 Farah takes on Ethiopian giants Bekele and Gebrselassie at Great ...
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17 AUG 2013 Farah takes the distance double to rise amongst the greats
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16 AUG 2013 Double Double – Day 7 wrap, Moscow 2013
Multimedia
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Kenenisa Bekele beats Mo Farah at the 2013 Bupa Great North Run
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16 AUGUST 2013 Moscow 2013 - 5000m Men - Final
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13 AUGUST 2013 Moscow 2013 - 5000m Men - Heat 1
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Mo Farah on his way to a European 1500m record at the 2013 Monaco Diamond League
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2 JULY 2013 IAAF Inside Athletics – episode 19
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Mo Farah on his way to winning the 5000m at the Birmingham Diamond League
| Personal Best - Outdoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 Metres | 1:48.69 | Eton | 03 AUG 2003 | ||
| 1500 Metres | 3:28.81 | Monaco | 19 JUL 2013 | ||
| One Mile | 3:56.49 | London (CP) | 06 AUG 2005 | ||
| 2000 Metres | 5:06.34 | Melbourne | 09 MAR 2006 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 7:36.85 | London (OP) | 27 JUL 2013 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:20.47 | London (CP) | 03 AUG 2007 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 12:53.11 | Monaco | 22 JUL 2011 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | 26:46.57 | Eugene, OR | 03 JUN 2011 | ||
| 10 Kilometres | 27:44 | London | 31 MAY 2010 | ||
| 15 Kilometres | 43:13 | Portsmouth | 25 OCT 2009 | ||
| Half Marathon | 1:00:59 | New Orleans, LA | 24 FEB 2013 | ||
| 2000 Metres Steeplechase | 5:55.72 | 01 JAN 2000 | |||
| Personal Best - Indoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | 3:39.03 | Glasgow (KH) | 28 JAN 2012 | ||
| One Mile | 3:57.92 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 04 FEB 2012 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 7:34.47 | Birmingham, GBR | 21 FEB 2009 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:08.07 | Birmingham, GBR | 18 FEB 2012 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 13:10.60 | Birmingham, GBR | 19 FEB 2011 | ||
| Progression - Outdoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2007 | 1:51.27 | Birmingham, GBR | 07 JUL | |
| 2003 | 1:48.69 | Eton | 03 AUG | |
| 1500 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2013 | 3:28.81 | Monaco | 19 JUL | |
| 2012 | 3:34.66 | Los Angeles (OC), CA | 18 MAY | |
| 2009 | 3:33.98 | Monaco | 28 JUL | |
| 2008 | 3:39.66 | Birmingham, GBR | 13 JUL | |
| 2007 | 3:46.50 | Birmingham, GBR | 07 JUL | |
| 2006 | 3:38.02 | Rieti | 27 AUG | |
| 2005 | 3:38.62 | Zürich | 19 AUG | |
| 2003 | 3:43.17 | Eton | 14 JUN | |
| One Mile | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2006 | 3:58.36 | Eugene, OR | 28 MAY | |
| 2005 | 3:56.49 | London (CP) | 06 AUG | |
| 2004 | 4:00.07 | Oxford, GBR | 06 MAY | |
| 2000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2006 | 5:06.34 | Melbourne | 09 MAR | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2013 | 7:36.85 | London (OP) | 27 JUL | |
| 2011 | 7:40.15 | London (CP) | 05 AUG | |
| 2010 | 7:40.75 | London (CP) | 13 AUG | |
| 2009 | 7:39.02 | Torino | 04 JUN | |
| 2008 | 7:39.55 | Monaco | 29 JUL | |
| 2007 | 7:41.86 | Zürich | 07 SEP | |
| 2006 | 7:38.15 | Zagreb | 31 AUG | |
| 2005 | 8:17.28 | Firenze | 19 JUN | |
| 2001 | 8:09.24 | Loughborough | 20 MAY | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2012 | 8:27.24 | Birmingham, GBR | 26 AUG | |
| 2007 | 8:20.47 | London (CP) | 03 AUG | |
| 2005 | 8:36.73 | Sheffield | 21 AUG | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2013 | 13:05.88 | Eugene, OR | 01 JUN | |
| 2012 | 12:56.98 | Eugene, OR | 02 JUN | |
| 2011 | 12:53.11 | Monaco | 22 JUL | |
| 2010 | 12:57.94 | Zürich | 19 AUG | |
| 2009 | 13:09.14 | London (CP) | 24 JUL | |
| 2008 | 13:08.11 | Bruxelles | 05 SEP | |
| 2007 | 13:07.00 | Bruxelles | 14 SEP | |
| 2006 | 13:09.40 | Heusden-Zolder | 22 JUL | |
| 2005 | 13:30.53 | Solihull | 25 JUN | |
| 2003 | 13:38.41 | London | 08 AUG | |
| 2002 | 14:00.5 | Watford | 14 AUG | |
| 2001 | 13:56.31 | Solihull | 23 JUN | |
| 2000 | 14:05.72 | Solihull | 19 AUG | |
| 10,000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2013 | 27:21.71 | Moskva (Luzhniki) | 10 AUG | |
| 2012 | 27:30.42 | London (OP) | 04 AUG | |
| 2011 | 26:46.57 | Eugene, OR | 03 JUN | |
| 2010 | 27:28.86 | Marseille | 05 JUN | |
| 2008 | 27:44.54 | Palo Alto, CA | 04 MAY | |
| 10 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2010 | 27:44 | London | 31 MAY | |
| 2009 | 27:50 | London | 25 MAY | |
| 2008 | 28:39 | London | 26 MAY | |
| 2007 | 28:07 | Manchester | 20 MAY | |
| 2006 | 28:37 | New York | 20 MAY | |
| 15 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2009 | 43:13 | Portsmouth | 25 OCT | |
| Half Marathon | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2013 | 1:00:59 | New Orleans, LA | 24 FEB | |
| 2000 Metres Steeplechase | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2000 | 5:55.72 | 01 JAN | ||
| Progression - Indoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2012 | 3:39.03 | Glasgow (KH) | 28 JAN | |
| 2009 | 3:40.57 | Sheffield | 15 FEB | |
| One Mile | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2012 | 3:57.92 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 04 FEB | |
| 2007 | 4:00.46 | Birmingham, GBR | 17 FEB | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2013 | 7:42.00 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 FEB | |
| 2012 | 7:37.4 | Birmingham, GBR | 18 FEB | |
| 2011 | 7:35.81 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 05 FEB | |
| 2009 | 7:34.47 | Birmingham, GBR | 21 FEB | |
| 2008 | 7:46.0 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 FEB | |
| 2007 | 7:50.86 | Sheffield | 11 FEB | |
| 2005 | 7:54.08 | Madrid | 05 MAR | |
| 2003 | 8:05.58 | Birmingham | 01 MAR | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2012 | 8:08.07 | Birmingham, GBR | 18 FEB | |
| 2008 | 8:20.95 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 FEB | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Place | Date | ||
| 2011 | 13:10.60 | Birmingham, GBR | 19 FEB | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||||
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| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| IAAF World Indoor Championships 2012 | 4 | 7:41.79 | Istanbul | 11 MAR 2012 | ||
| 6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final | 9 | 8:05.97 | Stuttgart | 13 SEP 2008 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 6 | 7:55.08 | Valencia, ESP | 09 MAR 2008 | ||
| 5th IAAF World Athletics Final | 3 | 7:49.89 | Stuttgart | 22 SEP 2007 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Athletics Final | 12 | 8:00.60 | Stuttgart | 09 SEP 2006 | ||
| 5000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 14th IAAF World Championships | 1 | 13:26.98 | Moskva (Luzhniki) | 16 AUG 2013 | ||
| The XXX Olympic Games | 1 | 13:41.66 | London (OP) | 11 AUG 2012 | ||
| 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 13:23.36 | Daegu | 04 SEP 2011 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 7 | 13:19.69 | Berlin | 23 AUG 2009 | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 6h2 | 13:50.95 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 20 AUG 2008 | ||
| 5th IAAF World Athletics Final | 7 | 13:41.61 | Stuttgart | 23 SEP 2007 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 6 | 13:47.54 | Osaka | 02 SEP 2007 | ||
| IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships | 10 | 14:12.21 | Santiago de Chile | 21 OCT 2000 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 14th IAAF World Championships | 1 | 27:21.71 | Moskva (Luzhniki) | 10 AUG 2013 | ||
| The XXX Olympic Games | 1 | 27:30.42 | London (OP) | 04 AUG 2012 | ||
| 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 2 | 27:14.07 | Daegu | 28 AUG 2011 | ||
| Senior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 20 | 34:09 | Bydgoszcz | 28 MAR 2010 | ||
| 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 11 | 37:31 | Mombasa | 24 MAR 2007 | ||
| Junior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 59 | 28:06 | Oostende | 25 MAR 2001 | ||
| Short Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 40 | 11:27 | Fukuoka | 01 APR 2006 | ||
| 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 74 | 12:13 | Lausanne | 29 MAR 2003 | ||
| Long Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 37 | 37:50 | St Etienne - St Galmier | 20 MAR 2005 | ||
