Mo Farah

Biography

Mo Farah arrived in Britain as a child refugee from Somalia and became the greatest British distance runner in history. His 5000m/10000m double at London 2012 — in front of a delirious home crowd — was one of the defining moments of those Games, and he repeated it in Rio four years later. Eight major championship golds across Olympics and Worlds cemented his place among distance running's all-time greats. He never held a world record, but when it mattered most — championship finals — nobody could outkick him.

Career Highlights

• 4 Olympic golds (5k/10k double at 2012 and 2016)
• 4 World Championship golds
• 8 total major championship golds
• 5k/10k double at consecutive Olympics
• Greatest British distance runner

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