Zak Mahamed (born 29 November 2000) is a British long distance and cross country runner.[1]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 2000 Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Cross country, Long distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 13:24.83 (Huelva, 2024) 10,000m: 27:56.70 (London, 2023) 10k: 28.26 (Valencia, 2023) Half Marathon: 1:03:32 (London, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life edit
Mahamed emigrated from Ethiopia to Southampton in England with his family in 2011. He runs for Southampton Athletics Club and studied at Southampton Solent University. His brother Mahamed Mahamed is also an international runner.[2][3][4]
Career edit
Mahamed won gold as part of the British U23 team at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.[5] Mahamed was selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.[6] The following year, Mahamed won silver at the European Cross Country U23 race in Turin, Italy.[7][8]
In 2023, he set new personal best times over 5000m (13:47.43), 10,000m (27:56.70), 5 km (13:57), 10 km (28:24), 10 miles (46:41) and the half marathon (63:32).[9]
References edit
- ^ "Zak Mahamed". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Williams, Adam (4 October 2018). "Mahamed Mahamed: Mo Farah-inspired distance runner looking to emulate idol". BBC Sport.
- ^ Moss, Emily (March 5, 2016). "Sibling success for Mahamed and Zakariya Mahamed". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "SOLENT STUDENT SET TO COMPETE IN THE 2021 EURO CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Solent.ac.uk. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Crumley, Euan (December 8, 2019). "Five is the magic number at European Cross". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Puri, Shivalika (17 December 2021). "Southampton Student Competes in the Euro Cross Country Championships". Daily Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "GB's Cairess claims European cross country silver". BBC Sport. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (2022-12-11). "Report | Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park". European Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ Barden, Katy (December 8, 2023). "How they train: Zak Mahamed". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2023.