London 2012 mo farah biography

Mo Farah is a British double Olympic champion middle distance runner. In the London 2012 Olympics, Farah won gold at 5000m and 10,000m – making him one of Britain’s most successful distance runners of all time.

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He then duplicated this feat at the 2016 Olympics. He currently holds the British record for 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m – and has recently graduated to the marathon distance.

Early life Mo Farah

Farah was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 23 March 1983. But, due to fighting in the Somali capital, the family moved north to Djibouti where he was looked after by his grandparents with his twin brother.

His father was at the time working at Heathrow airport as a general assistant and would sometimes visit, bringing gifts from England.

Farah came to England in 1992, but ended up living with his aunt in West London and not his father. Mo has spoken little about his early experiences and there are conflicting reports of how he came to England.

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