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Farah, Mo, 1983-

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Personal name headingFarah, Mo, 1983-
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Variant(s)Farah, Mohamed, 1983-
Farah, Mohamed Muktar Jama, 1983-
Farah, Mohammed, 1983-
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Associated countryGreat Britain
LocatedLondon (England) Portland (Or.)
Birth date1983-03-23
Place of birthMogadishu (Somalia)
Field of activityLong-distance running
AffiliationMo Farah Foundation
Olympic Games (29th : 2008 : Beijing, China) Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Profession or occupationLong-distance runners Olympic athletes
Found inMo Farah, 2013: page 9, 46 (joined father in London; born: Mohamed Farah; March 23, 1983, Mogadishu, Somalia; major medals: 2012 Olympic games, gold 10,000 metres, gold, 5,000 metres; 2013 created Commander of the (order of the) British Empire (CBE) ; [founder of] The Mo Farah Foundation)
Wikipedia, May 15, 2016 (Mo Farah; Mohamed Muktar Jama "Mo" Farah CBE (born 23 March 1983) is a British distance runner; born Mogadishu, Somalia; residence: Portland, Oregon; competed in Olympic Games 2008, 2012)
OpenSKOS website, May 15, 2016 (Farah, Mohammed)
Britannica online, January 29, 2018 (Mo Farah, in full Mohamed Farah, (born March 23, 1983, Mogadishu, Somalia), Somalian-born British distance runner who won gold medals in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics; In 2011 Farah moved to Portland, Oregon, to train under American coach Alberto Salazar; named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012)
   <http://global.britannica.com/biography/Mo-Farah>