Zak Mahamed Explained

Zakariya Mahamed
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Event:Cross country, Long distance running
Birth Date:29 November 2000
Birth Place:Ethiopia
Pb:5000m: 13:24.83 (Huelva, 2024)
10,000m: 27:46.55 (London, 2023)
10k: 28.26 (Valencia, 2023)
Half Marathon: 1:03:32 (London, 2023)

Zak Mahamed (born 29 November 2000) is a British long distance and cross country runner.[1]

Early and personal life

Mahamed emigrated from Ethiopia to Southampton in England with his family in 2011. He runs for Southampton Athletics Club and studied at Southampton Solent University. His brother Mahamed Mahamed is also an international runner.[2] [3] [4]

Career

Mahamed won gold as part of the British U23 team at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.[5] Mahamed was selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.[6] The following year, Mahamed won silver at the European Cross Country U23 race in Turin, Italy.[7] [8]

In 2023, he set new personal best times over 5000m (13:47.43), 10,000m (27:56.70), 5 km (13:57), 10 km (28:24), 10 miles (46:41) and the half marathon (63:32).[9]

He set a new 10,000 metres personal best of 27:46.55 in London in May 2024.[10] That month, he was selected to run the 10,000 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zak Mahamed. World Athletics. 9 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Mahamed Mahamed: Mo Farah-inspired distance runner looking to emulate idol. Adam. Williams. BBC Sport. 4 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Athletics Weekly. 3 December 2023. Sibling success for Mahamed and Zakariya Mahamed. Emily. Moss . March 5, 2016.
  4. Web site: 9 December 2021. SOLENT STUDENT SET TO COMPETE IN THE 2021 EURO CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Solent.ac.uk. 3 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Five is the magic number at European Cross . Euan. Crumley . December 8, 2019. Athletics Weekly. 10 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Southampton Student Competes in the Euro Cross Country Championships. Daily Echo. 3 December 2023. Shivalika. Puri. 17 December 2021.
  7. News: 2022-12-11 . GB's Cairess claims European cross country silver . en-GB . . 2022-12-11.
  8. Web site: Turnbull . Simon . 2022-12-11 . Report Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park . 2022-12-11 . European Athletics.
  9. Web site: How they train: Zak Mahamed. Katy . Barden . December 8, 2023 . Athletics Weekly. 9 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Megan Keith seals Olympic selection in Night of the 10,000m PBs thriller. Jason . Henderson . May 19, 2024 . 19 May 2024. Athletics Weekly.
  11. Web site: KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024. British Athletics. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024.