Abdihamid Nur (born October 14, 1998) is an American

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. Nur set a United States collegiate record in the 5000 meters at the Sound Running Track Meet in May 2022 breaking

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's 5000 m record from 1978. Nur placed 11th in the 5000 metres Final at the

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after finishing third at the

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. He also won the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, and is the collegiate record holder in the 5000 meters, with his time of 13:06.32. He won his first national title at the 2022 USA Road 5k Championships on November 5, 2022, in a time of 13:24.

Team USA

USA National Championships

NCAA

Abdihamid Nur is a 2-time

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champion, 8-time

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n, 7-time

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champion, 10-time All- Big Sky honoree. Abdihamid Nur is a 2022 graduate of

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Prep

Nur is a 2016

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Cross Country division 1 state champion, and 3-time

division 1 state finalist. Nur set personal best times of 5 km 15:30.0, 3200 m 9:27.02, & 1600 m 4:28.34. Abdihamid Nur is a 2017 graduate of North High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Abdihamid Nur Track & Field Bio North High School in Phoenix, Arizona
Athletic.net

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1998 births Living people Somalian male long-distance runners American male long-distance runners Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's track and field athletes Somalian emigrants to the United States Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's cross country runners American sportspeople of African descent American sportsmen Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona Track and field athletes from Phoenix, Arizona United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American male track and field athletes Northern Arizona University alumni Sportspeople from Arizona {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub