Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali (born 12 June 1993 in Beled Hawo, Somalia) is a
Somali-born
Italian
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middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
competing primarily in the
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
.
He won a silver medal at the
2015 European U23 Championships in Tallinn.
Biography
He arrived in
Sezze in January 2006, together with two brothers, as refugees escaping the
Somali Civil War
The Somali Civil War ( so, Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; ar, الحرب الأهلية الصومالية ) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the Military dictatorship, military junta wh ...
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He became a naturalised Italian citizen in May 2011.
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
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800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
– 1:48.43 (Salzburg 2014)
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1000 metres
The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.
The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
*h = hand timed
*i = indoor performance
*A = affected by ...
– 2:19.4 (Cantalupa 2014)
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
– 3:36.54 (Rome 2018)
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One mile – 4:02.87 (Pavia 2014)
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3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
– 8:09.09 (Trento 2017)
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10 kilometres
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– 30:41 (Cuneo 2015)
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Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...
– 1:08:59 (Ostia 2017)
Indoor
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800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
– 1:50.67 (Ancona 2013)
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1000 metres
The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.
The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
*h = hand timed
*i = indoor performance
*A = affected by ...
– 2:22.79 (Ancona 2014)
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
– 3:42.53 (Ghent 2018)
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3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
– 8:16.47 (Ancona 2015)
See also
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Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
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Naturalized athletes of Italy
The Naturalized athletes of Italy are those naturalization, naturalized citizens who are part, or have been part, of the Italy national athletics team.
The rules
The Italian Government and consequently Italian Athletics Federation, FIDAL firstly ...
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Italian male middle-distance runners
Somalian emigrants to Italy
Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
Naturalised citizens of Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy