Mustafa Mohamed

Mustafa Mohamed (* March 1, 1979 in Mogadishu ) is a Swedish obstacle - and long-distance runners of Somali origin.

Mustafa Mohamed emigrated with eleven years from his native Somalia to Sweden.

The first international success came Mohamed at the Junior World Championships in 1998., Where he took over 3000 meter steeplechase eighth.

In 2002, he won the Göteborgsvarvet. The following year came at the World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura on the 30th place. In 2004 he again won the Göteborgsvarvet and qualified in the steeplechase for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where he took of 8:18,05 min with a personal best 13th place. At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005, he finished tenth in the same discipline.

In 2006, he ran at the DN Galan in Stockholm over 3000 m steeplechase 8:14,67 min. A month later he was at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg with a time of 8:27,79 min Fourth and thus missed the bronze medal by six tenths of a second. Also he won bronze at the European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, and at the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa in 2007 he came to the 28th place.

In the same year he improved over 3000 m steeplechase on 28 July of the 31 -year-old Swedish national record by Anders Gärderud to 8:05,75 min, was fourth at the World Championships in Osaka and won silver at the European Cross Country Championships in Toro.

In 2008, he finished third at the Great Manchester Run and over 3000 m steeplechase at the Tenth Beijing Olympics and won bronze at the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.

At the World Championships in Berlin in 2009, he came over 3000 m steeplechase at the 14th place in the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, he retired in the flow of.

Mustafa Mohamed lives in Lysekil and starts for the club Hälle IF.

Personal Best

  • Hall: 13:39,71 min 2 February 2006, Stockholm (Swedish record )
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