Mohammed Farah (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mohammed "Mo" Farah (born 23 March 1983 in Mogadishu, Somalia) is a British international track and field athlete of Somali origin. He currently holds the British indoor record in the 3000 metres. Based in London and running for Newham and Essex Beagles athletics club, Farah won his first major title at the European Junior Championships in 2001. On the track, he generally competes over 5000 metres, where he came sixth in the 2007 World Athletics Championships. He also runs the 3000 metres and occasionally the 1500 metres. In addition, Farah competes in cross-country running, where in December 2006 he became European champion in Italy. In 2009, he followed that with a gold medal in the 3000m at the European Indoor Championships in Turin.