Mahamed Mahamed
British athlete (born 1997)
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Mahamed Mahamed (born 18 September 1997) is a British long distance runner. He has represented Great Britain at senior level and is a twice English National Cross Country Champion. He is second on the British all-time list for the marathon, running 2:06.14 in April 2026 at the London Marathon.[1]
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Mahamed in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British/Ethiopian |
| Born | 18 September 1997 Jarso, Ethiopia |
| Education | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Cross country, marathon |
| Club | Southampton Athletic Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Half marathon: 1:01:09 (Barcelona, 2026) Marathon: 2:06:14 (London, 2026) |
Early life
Mahamed was born in Jarso, Ethiopia on 18 September 1997 and emigrated to Southampton in England with his family in 2011 when he was thirteen years-old. He attended Cantell School in Bassett, Southampton.[2] He also attended Itchen College and studied for a degree in sports coaching and sports development at Southampton Solent University.[3][4]
Career
Mahamed won the national U17 cross country title at Parliament Hill, London on 25 February 2015.[5]
Running for Southampton AC, Mahamed won both the English U20 National Championship and the Inter-Counties cross country championships in 2018.[6]
He won the senior English National Cross Country Championships in 2019, and again in 2022.[7][8] Between those victories, he was selected for the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus,[9] and he won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh in February 2020.[10]
In September 2023, he finished second at The Big Half in London behind Jack Rowe and ahead of Andrew Butchart and Mo Farah, in his final race.[11][12]
At his debut over the marathon distance at the Valencia Marathon in December 2023, he clocked 2:08:42, placing him seventh in the UK all-time rankings.[13]
He finished fourth at the 2024 London Marathon in a personal best 2:07.05.[14] This made him the third-fastest Briton ever over the distance and came under the qualifying time for the summer Olympics.[15] On 26 April 2024, he was selected by British Athletics for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[16] He finished in 57th place.
He finished in ninth place at the 2025 London Marathon.[17]
Mahamed ran a personal best 61:09 for the half marathon in Barcelona in February 2026.[18] At the 2026 London Marathon, Mahamed moved to second on the British all-time rankings with a time of 2:06:14, placing tenth overall behind Sabastian Sawe as he ran a world record 1:59:30.[19] He was second in the British Road 10km Championships at the Great Manchester Run in England on 31 May 2026, running 28:28.[20]
Personal life
A Muslim, Mahamed has explained to BBC News how keeping his fitness whilst he observes Ramadan is a challenge but worthwhile to his faith.[21] His brother Zak Mahamed is also a long-distance runner and was selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.[22][23]