 Mohad Abdikadar in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Full name | Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali | ||||||||
| Born | (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 31) Beled Hawo, Somalia | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||
| Club | Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||
| Coached by | Andrea Orlandi Massimo Pegoretti | ||||||||
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Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali (born 12 June 1993) is an Italian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He won a silver medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships in Tallinn.
Biography
Born in Beled Hawo, Somalia he arrived in Sezze in January 2006, together with two brothers, as refugees escaping the Somali Civil War. He became a naturalised Italian citizen in May 2011.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Italy
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| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 8th | 1500 m | 3:49.32 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 1500 m | 3:53.74 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 19th (h) | 1500 m | 3:47.21 |
| 2014 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Aubagne, France | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:51.95 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 24th (h) | 1500 m | 3:46.07 | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:44.91 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 15th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.91 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 5th | 1500 m | 3:39.60 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | 1500 m | 3:39.95 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:48.43 (Salzburg 2014)
- 1000 metres – 2:19.4 (Cantalupa 2014)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.54 (Rome 2018)
- One mile – 4:02.87 (Pavia 2014)
- 3000 metres – 8:09.09 (Trento 2017)
- 10 kilometres – 30:41 (Cuneo 2015)
- Half marathon – 1:08:59 (Ostia 2017)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:50.67 (Ancona 2013)
- 1000 metres – 2:22.79 (Ancona 2014)
- 1500 metres – 3:42.53 (Ghent 2018)
- 3000 metres – 8:16.47 (Ancona 2015)
See also
References
- ^ "FIDAL profile". FIDAL. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- "2018 Med Games bio". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- Mohad Abdikadar at World Athletics
External links
- Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali at World Athletics
- Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali at Diamond League
- Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Italian male middle-distance runners
- Somalian emigrants to Italy
- Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen