Abdullahi Jama Mahamed
Somali middle distance runner (born 2001)
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Abdullahi Jama Mahamed (Somali: Cabdullaahi Jaamac Maxamed; born 9 November 2001) is a Somali middle distance runner.
Biography
On 9 November 2001, he was born in a village along the Cal Madow mountain range, Erigavo District, Sanaag region. He spent his primary and secondary school years there.[1] His grandfather was also fast on his feet.[2]
Mahamed competed in a local 5k marathon in 2014 and won his first medal.[1]
In 2016, he moved to Mogadishu for training.[2]
In 2017, he participated in the Somali Athletics Meet and was later selected to represent Somalia at the Djibouti Athletics Meet.[2]
In March 2019, he joined the national track and field team and won a gold medal in the youth 1500 metres with a time of 3:46.57 at an international competition in Djibouti.[1][3]
In April 2019, he represented Somalia in Rwanda and won a bronze medal in the 1500m.[4] In June 2019, he was honoured by the President of Somalia, along with two other athletes, for his work in Rwanda.[5]
In March 2024, he represented Somalia in the 5000 meter run at the African Games in Accra, Ghana, where he won the silver medal with a time of 13:38.64.[6] It was the first time in 35 years that Somalia had won a silver medal in this event.[1] In April 2024, he was invited by the Somali Prime Minister to the Prime Minister's Office to receive an honorary medal.[7][8]