Mo FARAH

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 04 August 2017

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Wednesday, 23 March 1983
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Mogadishu, Somalia

INTERNATIONAL
Great Britain & N.I.
- Event(s)
  5,000m, 10,000m
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2016 Golds 10,000m & 5000m, 2012 Golds 5000m & 10000m.
  Worlds: 2017 Gold 10,000 silver 5,000m, 2015 Golds 10,000m & 5000m, 2013s Golds 5000m & 10,000m, 2011 Gold 5000m, silver 10,000m.
  European: 2014 Golds 5000m & 10,000, 2010 Golds 5000m & 10,000m, 2006 silver 5000m.

Mo FARAH - Great Britain & N.I. - Mo Farah retains his World Championships 10,000m title.

Mo Farah crosses the line in his traditional eye popping pose to retain his
World Championship 10,000m title. The boy is his son Hussein Mo Farah.
His winning time was just under three seconds from his best ever.
26:46.57 set in 2011 at Eugene (U.S.A.)

It was his sixth World Championships gold medal.

2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium, England.
Friday August 4th. First Day. First medals of the Championships.

1.	Farah	Mo	GBR	26:49.51	WL
2.	Cheptegei	Joshua Kiprui	UGA	26:49.94	PB
3.	Tanui	Paul Kipngetich	KEN	26:50.60	SB
4.	Muchiri	Bedan Karoki	KEN	26:52.12	PB
5.	Yimer	Jemel	ETH	26:56.11	PB
6.	Kamworor	Geoffrey Kipsang	KEN	26:57.77	SB
7.	Hadis	Abadi	ETH	26:59.19	SB
8.	Ahmed	Mohammed	CAN	27:02.35	NR