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Mohammed Ahmed

1991 - Today

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Mohammed Ahmed (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian long-distance runner. A four-time Olympian, he is his country's most successful athlete in long distance racing, being the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the World Championships (bronze in 2019) and the Olympic Games (silver in 2021). As well he is a two-time silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games in the 5000m and 10,000m events and was the 2015 Pan American champion in the 10,000 m. He holds the eleventh-fastest 5000m time in history and has set several national and area records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Ahmed is the 3,161st most popular athlete (up from 6,392nd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Somalia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Somali Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mohammed Ahmed ranks 3,161 out of 6,025Before him are Luis Álvarez, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Ramona Portwich, Ali Eid, Nikolay Pimenov, and Viorica Susanu. After him are Abdullah Al-Rashidi, Gianmarco Tamberi, Roberta Brunet, Ota Zaremba, Guo Jingjing, and Yohann Diniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Mohammed Ahmed ranks 273Before him are Roberto Merhi, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Nicolò Melli, Chingiz Mustafayev, Ariana DeBose, and Faouzi Ghoulam. After him are Burna Boy, Diego Demme, Brankica Mihajlović, Shunya Kamiya, Ihor Kostenko, and Fabián Balbuena.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Mohammed Ahmed ranks 46 out of 58Before him are Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Abdi Bile (1962), K'naan (1978), Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958), and Barkhad Abdi (1985). After him are Ilhan Omar (1982), Samia Yusuf Omar (1991), Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Asha Haji Elmi (1962), Leyla Hussein (1980), and Abdi Nageeye (1989).

Among ATHLETES In Somalia

Among athletes born in Somalia, Mohammed Ahmed ranks 3Before him are Mo Farah (1983), and Abdi Bile (1962). After him are Samia Yusuf Omar (1991), Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Abdi Nageeye (1989), Abdi Hakin Ulad (1991), Shirley McCay (1988), and Hassan Mead (1989).