Ibrahim Mohamed Aden Gedi (born November 11, 1972) is a Somali-

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former middle-distance runner who represented

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in international competition until he gained US citizenship in 2000, after which he competed for the

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. He is the younger brother of

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Running career

High school

Aden first attended and ran for

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, for which he won the men's 1000 meters at the 1990 VHSL Group AAA State Indoor meet. After his sophomore year, however, he transferred to Fork Union Military Academy.

Collegiate

Aden attended and ran for

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after transferring from Central Arizona CC. He ran in both the men's 800 meters and 1500 meters at the

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Post-collegiate

Aden ran for

at the

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, the

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and

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, making it to the semi-final round of the men's 1500 metres on the latter occasion. In 2000, right before that year's US Olympic Trials, he got US citizenship and opted to represent the United States in international competition. He competed in the 1500 metres at the

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References

1972 births Living people Somalian emigrants to the United States George Mason Patriots men's track and field athletes Somalian male middle-distance runners American male middle-distance runners George Mason University alumni Olympic athletes for Somalia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Somalia Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School alumni People from Burao {{Somalia-athletics-bio-stub