
Mohammed Ahmed is a Canadian long-distance runner know all about Mohammed Ahmed Family, Net Worth, Wife, Professional Career, Children
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Name | Mohammed Ahmed |
Birthdate ( Age) | 5 January 1991 |
Place of Birth | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Nationality | Canadian |
Marital Status | Not Married Yet |
Wife/Partner | Not Known |
Children | Not Yet |
Parents | Name Not Known |
Profession | Canadian long-distance runner |
Net Worth | $1 million |
Last Update | 2022 |
Mohammed Ahmed is a Canadian long-distance runner. Ahmed won the silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ahmed won the bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, the first Canadian to medal in the event, and is a two-time silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games in the 5000 and 10,000 m events.
Mohammed Ahmed competed at 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He holds the eleventh fastest 5000 m time in history.
Mohammed Ahmed Family
Ahmed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia to Said Yusuf and Halimo Farah, and moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in Canada at the age of 11.He began running track at the age of 13 after watching his brothers run track at school.Before college, Mohammed Ahmed was the Canadian Junior 5000 m champion on four occasions, and twice finished in the top 10 at World Junior Championships (4th in 2010, 9th in 2008), to go along with 2 Canadian senior titles in the event. Ahmed’s resume also includes a Pan American Junior title.
Mohammed Ahmed Wife
Mohammed Ahmed is not married yet.Like most celebrities, He tries to keep his personal and love life private so there is not much information available about his relationship status and personal life.He is focussing his career yet.
Mohammed Ahmed Net Worth
Mohammed Ahmed is a Canadian long-distance runner who has an estimated Net Worth of $1 million in 2022.
Mohammed Ahmed Professional Career
Ahmed attended St. Catharines Collegiate before going on to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he graduated in 2014. During his time at college he amassed 11 NCAA All-American awards in track and cross country and an Olympic berth in the 10,000 m at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Mohammed clocked the best time over 10,000 m in Canadian history with his 9th-place finish, almost equaling his lifetime best in the process with a 27:35.76 result.He competed in the 5000 and 10000 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 5th and 6th place respectively.
At the 2015 World Championships, Ahmed competed in the 5000 m only, finishing in 12th place.On May 28, 2016, Ahmed set a personal best and Canadian National Record in the 5000 m at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in a time of 13:01.74.Ahmed finished in 4th place in the 5000m at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 13:05.94, 1.5 seconds short of the bronze medal.
He also ran the eleventh fastest indoor 5000m in history in Boston in 2017, setting the Canadian national record in the process. On August 4, 2017, Ahmed set a personal best and Canadian National Record in the 10000 m, placing 8th at the 2017 IAAF World Championships with a time of 27:02.35.
Ahmed was nominated for Sports Person of the Year at the International Somali Awards 2018.That year, he also won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, in both the 5000 and 10000 m.
Competing at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Ahmed won the bronze medal in the 5000 m event, the first for a Canadian runner. Ahmed led late in the race, briefly dropping to fifth position in the final stretch, before recovering to take third place.On July 10, 2020, competing at the Portland Intrasquad Meet II in Portland, Oregon, Ahmed set a personal best and Canadian National Record in the men’s 5000m with a time of 12:47.20.
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