Mo Farah GBR   
Date of birth: 23 March 83
Age: 37 years 283 days
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Club/team: Nike
4 Olympic Golds
2012: 5000, 10000 2016: 5000, 10000
6 World Titles
2011: 5000 2013: 5000, 10000 2015: 5000, 10000 2017: 10000
2 World Championships Silvers
2011: 10000 2017: 5000
Half Marathon World Championships Bronze Medallist 2016
6 European Golds
2006: CC Short 2010: 5000, 10000 2012: 5000 2014: 5000, 10000
2 European Indoor Golds
2009: 3000 2011: 3000
3 European Silvers
2006: 5000 2008: CC Long 2009: CC Short
3000m 4th at World Indoor Championships 2012
5000m 6th at World Championships 2007
3000m 6th at World Indoor Championships 2008
5000m 7th at World Championships 2009
Cross Country Long World Championships finalist 2007
5000m European Junior Champion 2001
5000m European U23 Championships Silver Medallist 2005
5000m European U23 Championships Silver Medallist 2003
3000m 6th at World Youth Championships 1999
3000m World Alltime no. 77 7:32.62 Birmingham 5 Jun 2016
One Mile World Alltime no. 492 3:56.49 London 6 Aug 2005
2000m World Alltime no. 470 5:06.34 Melbourne 9 Mar 2006
Two Miles World Alltime no. 9 8:07.85 Birmingham 24 Aug 2014
One Mile World Indoor Alltime no. 182 3:57.92 Boston MA 4 Feb 2012
5000m World Indoor Alltime no. 24 13:09.16 Birmingham 18 Feb 2017
3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 21 7:33.1h+ Birmingham 21 Feb 2015
1500m World Indoor Alltime no. 249 3:39.03 Glasgow 28 Jan 2012
Two Miles World Indoor Alltime no. 1 8:03.40 Birmingham 21 Feb 2015
1500m World Alltime no. 12 3:28.81 Monaco 19 Jul 2013
5km, Road World Alltime no. 54 13:30 Stranorlar 26 Dec 2006
Marathon World Alltime no. 67 2:05:11 Chicago IL 7 Oct 2018
5000m World Alltime no. 38 12:53.11 Monaco 22 Jul 2011
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 110 59:32 Lisboa 22 Mar 2015
10km, Road World Alltime no. 150 27:44 London 31 May 2010
10,000m World Alltime no. 17 26:46.57 Eugene OR 3 Jun 2011

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  1:50.2hw    1Derby4 Aug
2003  1:48.69w   3Eton3 Aug
2005  1:50.07w    3Eton4 Jun
2007  1:51.27w    2r1Birmingham7 Jul
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2001  3:46.41w    1Watford27 May
2002  3:47.78w    9Watford28 Aug
2003  3:43.17w    2Eton14 Jun
2004  3:43.4h+w    2Oxford6 May
2005  3:38.62w    7-22Zürich19 Aug
2006  3:38.02w    12Rieti27 Aug
2007  3:46.50w    1r1Birmingham7 Jul
2008  3:39.66w    2Birmingham13 Jul
2009  3:33.98w    10Monaco28 Jul
2012  3:34.66w    1Eagle Rock CA18 May
2013  3:28.81w   AR2Monaco19 Jul
2015  3:28.93w    4Monaco17 Jul
2016  3:31.74w    5Monaco15 Jul
2017  3:34.19w    2Eagle Rock CA18 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  3:45.2h+iw    1Birmingham16 Feb
2009  3:40.57iw    1Sheffield15 Feb
2012  3:39.03iw   1Glasgow28 Jan
 
One Mile
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  4:00.07w    2Oxford6 May
2005  3:56.49w   1London6 Aug
2006  3:58.36w    8Eugene OR28 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  4:00.46iw    1Birmingham17 Feb
2012  3:57.92iw   4Boston MA4 Feb
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:05.5hw    1Newcastle-South Shields30 Sep
2008  4:03w    1Newcastle4 Oct
2009  4:02w   2Newcastle19 Sep
 
2000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  5:06.34w   4Melbourne9 Mar
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1999  8:21.25w    6-17Bydgoszcz16 Jul
2001  8:09.24w    7Loughborough20 May
2005  8:00.9h+w    8Sheffield21 Aug
2006  7:38.15w    3Zagreb31 Aug
2007  7:41.86w    5Zürich7 Sep
2008  7:39.55w    8Monaco29 Jul
2009  7:39.02w    2Torino4 Jun
2010  7:40.75w    2London13 Aug
2011  7:40.15w    1London5 Aug
2013  7:36.85w    1London27 Jul
2014  7:36.8h+w    1Birmingham24 Aug
2015  7:34.66w    1London24 Jul
2016  7:32.62w   NR1Birmingham5 Jun
2017  7:35.15w    1London9 Jul
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2003  8:05.58iw    1Birmingham1 Mar
2005  7:54.08iw    6Madrid5 Mar
2007  7:50.86iw    1Sheffield11 Feb
2008  7:46.0h+iw    5Birmingham16 Feb
2009  7:34.47iw   NR 1Birmingham21 Feb
2011  7:35.81iw    2Boston MA5 Feb
2012  7:37.40+iw    3Birmingham18 Feb
2013  7:42.00iw    1Birmingham16 Feb
2015  7:33.1h+iw   NR1Birmingham21 Feb
2016  7:39.55iw    1Glasgow20 Feb
2017  7:56.15+iw    4Birmingham18 Feb
 
Two Miles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  8:36.73w    8Sheffield21 Aug
2007  8:20.47w    2London3 Aug
2012  8:27.24w    1Birmingham26 Aug
2014  8:07.85w   AR1Birmingham24 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  8:20.95iw    6Birmingham16 Feb
2012  8:08.07iw   AR 2Birmingham18 Feb
2015  8:03.40iw   WB1Birmingham21 Feb
 
Two Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  8:37.72w   1Newcastle17 Sep
2012  8:40w    1Newcastle15 Sep
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2000  14:05.72w    8Solihull19 Aug
2001  13:56.31w    12Solihull23 Jun
2002  14:00.5hw    3Watford14 Aug
2003  13:38.41w    9London8 Aug
2005  13:30.53w    3Solihull25 Jun
2006  13:09.40w    6r1Heusden22 Jul
2007  13:07.00w    10Bruxelles14 Sep
2008  13:08.11w    4Bruxelles5 Sep
2009  13:09.14w    1London24 Jul
2010  12:57.94w    NR5Zürich19 Aug
2011  12:53.11w   NR1Monaco22 Jul
2012  12:56.98w    1Eugene OR2 Jun
2013  13:05.88w    2Eugene OR1 Jun
2014  13:23.42w    1Portland OR15 Jun
2015  13:11.77w    1Lausanne9 Jul
2016  12:59.29w    1London23 Jul
2017  13:00.70w    1Eugene OR27 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  13:10.60iw   AR 1Birmingham19 Feb
2017  13:09.16iw   AR1Birmingham18 Feb
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  27:44.54w    5r1Stanford CA4 May
2010  27:28.86w    1Marseille5 Jun
2011  26:46.57w   AR1Eugene OR3 Jun
2012  27:30.42w    1London4 Aug
2013  27:21.71w    1Moskva10 Aug
2014  28:08.11w    1Zürich13 Aug
2015  26:50.97w    1Eugene OR29 May
2016  26:53.71w    1Eugene OR27 May
2017  26:49.51w    1London4 Aug
 
One Hour
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  21330w   WR1Bruxelles4 Sep
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  46:25w   1Portsmouth25 Oct
 
20,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  56:20.30+w   2Bruxelles4 Sep
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  13:30w   NR1Stranorlar26 Dec
2008  13:35w    2Carlsbad CA6 Apr
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  28:58w    3London28 Nov
2006  28:37w    2New York NY20 May
2007  28:07w    3Manchester20 May
2008  28:39w    3London26 May
2009  27:50w    NR1London25 May
2010  27:44w   NR1London31 May
2011  29:15w    1London30 May
2012  29:21w    1London28 May
2013  29:13w    1London27 May
2018  28:27w    1Manchester20 May
2019  28:15w    1London27 May
 
20km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  56:27+w   AR1Lisboa22 Mar
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  1:00:23w    1New York NY20 Mar
2013  1:00:59w    1New Orleans LA24 Feb
2014  1:01:07w    2New York NY16 Mar
2015  59:32w   AR1Lisboa22 Mar
2016  59:59w    3Cardiff26 Mar
2018  1:01:40w    1London4 Mar
2019  1:01:15w    1London10 Mar
2020  1:00:27w    1Larne12 Sep
 
Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  2:08:21w    8London13 Apr
2018  2:05:11w   AR1Chicago IL7 Oct
2019  2:05:39w    5London28 Apr

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
3000m
WY 1999: 6-178:21.25
ECp 2005: 28:17.28
ECp 2006: 28:27.91
5000m
WJ 2000: 10-1914:12.21 5h2-1914:18.82
EJ 2001: 1-1914:09.91
EJ 2003: 2-2213:58.88
EJ 2005: 2-2214:10.96
CWG 2006: 913:40.53
EC 2006: 213:44.79 3h213:46.77
WC 2007: 613:47.54 6h213:39.13
ECp 2008: 113:44.07
OG 2008: 6h213:50.95
ETC 2009: 113:43.01
WC 2009: 713:19.69 3h113:19.94
EC 2010: 113:31.18 1h213:38.26
ETC 2010: 113:46.93
WC 2011: 113:23.36 2h213:38.03
EC 2012: 113:29.91
OG 2012: 113:41.66 3h113:26.00
ETC 2013: 114:10.00
WC 2013: 113:26.98 5h213:23.93
EC 2014: 114:05.82
WC 2015: 113:50.38 2h213:19.44
OG 2016: 113:03.30 3h113:25.25
WC 2017: 213:33.22 2h113:30.18
10,000m
EC 2010: 128:24.99
ECp 2010: 127:28.86
WC 2011: 227:14.07
OG 2012: 127:30.42
WC 2013: 127:21.71
EC 2014: 128:08.11
WC 2015: 127:01.13
OG 2016: 127:05.17
WC 2017: 126:49.51
Half Marathon
WC 2016: 359:59
Cross Country 4.0km
WC 2003: 7412:13
WC 2006: 4011:27
Cross Country 6.2km
EC 2001: 2-1919:38
EC 2002: 30-1919:25
Cross Country 10.0km
EC 2008: 230:57
Cross Country 12.0km
WC 2005: 3737:50
WC 2007: 1137:31
WC 2010: 2034:09
Cross Country 6.6km
EC 1999: 5-1923:18
Cross Country 6.1km
EC 2000: 7-1919:12
Cross Country 9.84km
EC 2005: 2127:57
Cross Country 9.6km
EC 2004: 1528:26
Cross Country 9.95km
EC 2006: 127:56
Cross country 9.997km
EC 2009: 231:02
 
Indoor
3000m
EC 2005: 67:54.08 2h17:54.99
EC 2007: 58:03.50 6h17:55.36
WC 2008: 67:55.08 3h18:04.65
EC 2009: 17:40.17 3h28:03.26
EC 2011: 17:53.00 1h18:02.36
WC 2012: 47:41.79 2h27:57.59

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
800m
Outdoor1:48.69    Eton3 Aug 2003
 
1500m
   races under 3:33.00: 3   
Outdoor3:28.81    ARMonaco19 Jul 2013
Indoor3:39.03    Glasgow28 Jan 2012
 
One Mile
Outdoor3:56.49    London6 Aug 2005
Indoor3:57.92    Boston MA4 Feb 2012
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor4:02    Newcastle19 Sep 2009
 
2000m
Outdoor5:06.34    Melbourne9 Mar 2006
 
3000m
Winstreak: 6 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor7:32.62    NRBirmingham5 Jun 2016
Indoor7:33.1h+    NRBirmingham21 Feb 2015
 
Two Miles
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
1 World Indoor Best
Outdoor8:07.85    ARBirmingham24 Aug 2014
Indoor8:03.40    WBBirmingham21 Feb 2015
 
Two Miles, Road
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor8:37.72    Newcastle17 Sep 2011
 
5000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
races under 13 minutes: 4   
Outdoor12:53.11    NRMonaco22 Jul 2011
Indoor13:09.16    ARBirmingham18 Feb 2017
 
10,000m
Winstreak: 9 (finals)  Show/hide   
races under 27:30.00: 10   
Outdoor26:46.57    AREugene OR3 Jun 2011
 
One Hour
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
1 World Record
Outdoor21330    WRBruxelles4 Sep 2020
 
10 Miles, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor46:25    Portsmouth25 Oct 2009
 
20,000m
Outdoor56:20.30+    Bruxelles4 Sep 2020
 
5km, Road
Outdoor13:30    NRStranorlar26 Dec 2006
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 7 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor27:44    NRLondon31 May 2010
 
20km, Road
Outdoor56:27+    ARLisboa22 Mar 2015
 
Half Marathon
Winstreak: 7 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor59:32    ARLisboa22 Mar 2015
 
Marathon
   races under 2:10:00: 5   
Outdoor2:05:11    ARChicago IL7 Oct 2018

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
12:53.11   1Monaco22 Jul 2011
12:56.98   1Eugene OR2 Jun 2012
12:57.94   5Zürich19 Aug 2010
12:59.29   1London23 Jul 2016
13:00.70   1Eugene OR27 May 2017
13:03.30   1Rio de Janeiro20 Aug 2016
13:05.66   7Gateshead10 Jul 2010
13:05.88   2Eugene OR1 Jun 2013
13:06.04   1London13 Jul 2012
13:06.05   1Zürich24 Aug 2017
 
Average: 13:01.4950000000001
 
3000m, 10 best results (legal):
7:32.62   1Birmingham5 Jun 2016
7:33.1h+i  1Birmingham21 Feb 2015
7:34.47i  1Birmingham21 Feb 2009
7:34.66   1London24 Jul 2015
7:35.15   1London9 Jul 2017
7:35.81i  2Boston MA5 Feb 2011
7:36.8h+   1Birmingham24 Aug 2014
7:36.85   1London27 Jul 2013
7:37.40+i  3Birmingham18 Feb 2012
7:38.15   3Zagreb31 Aug 2006
 
Average: 7:35.501
 
1500m, 10 best results (legal):
3:28.81   2Monaco19 Jul 2013
3:28.93   4Monaco17 Jul 2015
3:31.74   5Monaco15 Jul 2016
3:33.98   10Monaco28 Jul 2009
3:34.19   2Eagle Rock CA18 May 2017
3:34.66   1Eagle Rock CA18 May 2012
3:38.02   12Rieti27 Aug 2006
3:38.62   7-22Zürich19 Aug 2005
3:39.02   3London28 Jul 2006
3:39.03i  1Glasgow28 Jan 2012
 
Average: 3:34.7
 
10,000m, 10 best results (legal):
26:46.57   1Eugene OR3 Jun 2011
26:49.51   1London4 Aug 2017
26:50.97   1Eugene OR29 May 2015
26:53.71   1Eugene OR27 May 2016
27:01.13   1Beijing22 Aug 2015
27:05.17   1Rio de Janeiro13 Aug 2016
27:12.09   1Ostrava28 Jun 2017
27:14.07   2Daegu28 Aug 2011
27:21.71   1Moskva10 Aug 2013
27:28.86   1Marseille5 Jun 2010
 
Average: 27:04.3790000000001
 
10km, Road, 10 best results (legal):
27:44   1London31 May 2010
27:50   1London25 May 2009
28:07   3Manchester20 May 2007
28:15   1London27 May 2019
28:27   1Manchester20 May 2018
28:37   2New York NY20 May 2006
28:39   3London26 May 2008
28:49   3Bolzano31 Dec 2009
28:58   3London28 Nov 2004
29:13   1London27 May 2013
 
Average: 28:27.9
 

Total results in db: 263

By event:

800m:4
1500m:29
One Mile:6
Mile, Road:3
2000m:1
3000m:55
Two Miles:7
Two Miles, Road:2
5000m:73
10,000m:14
One Hour:1
10 Miles, Road:1
20,000m:1
5km, Road:2
10km, Road:14
20km, Road:1
Half Marathon:15
3km, Road:1
Marathon:6
Cross Country 4.0km:4
Cross Country 6.2km:2
Cross Country 8.0km:3
Cross Country 9.0km:1
Cross Country 10.0km:2
Cross Country 12.0km:4
Cross Country 6.6km:1
Cross Country 6.1km:1
Cross Country 9.84km:1
Cross Country 10.7km:1
Cross Country 9.6km:1
Cross Country 9.95km:1
Cross Country 10.68km:1
Cross Country 9.85km:2
10.05km:1
Cross country 9.997km:1

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

One Hour
21330iw WR PB 1VDBruxellesVD, Bruxelles4 Sep 
20,000m
56:20.30+iw PB 2VDBruxellesVD, Bruxelles4 Sep 
Half Marathon
1:00:27iw SB (60)1LarneLarne12 Sep 
Marathon
DNFiw Virgin MoneyLondonVirgin Money, London4 Oct 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2004OutdoorOne Mile384:00.07
2005Outdoor1500m913:38.62
2005OutdoorOne Mile273:56.49
2005OutdoorTwo Miles248:36.73
2005Indoor3000m387:54.08
2006Outdoor1500m653:38.02
2006OutdoorOne Mile253:58.36
2006Outdoor2000m125:06.34
2006Outdoor3000m267:38.15
2006Outdoor5000m3913:09.40
2006Outdoor5km, Road913:30
2006Outdoor10km, Road9228:37
2007Outdoor3000m337:41.86
2007OutdoorTwo Miles148:20.47
2007Outdoor5000m1913:07.00
2007Outdoor10km, Road3528:07
2007Indoor1500m663:45.2h+
2007IndoorOne Mile254:00.46
2007Indoor3000m387:50.86
2008Outdoor3000m217:39.55
2008Outdoor5000m2713:08.11
2008Outdoor10,000m5827:44.54
2008Outdoor5km, Road213:35
2008Indoor3000m197:46.0h+
2008IndoorTwo Miles68:20.95
2009Outdoor1500m253:33.98
2009Outdoor3000m287:39.02
2009Outdoor5000m3413:09.14
2009Outdoor10 Miles, Road1646:25
2009Outdoor10km, Road2127:50
2009Indoor1500m313:40.57
2009Indoor3000m37:34.47
2010Outdoor3000m267:40.75
2010Outdoor5000m1312:57.94
2010Outdoor10,000m1727:28.86
2010Outdoor10km, Road1727:44
2011Outdoor3000m227:40.15
2011Outdoor5000m112:53.11
2011Outdoor10,000m326:46.57
2011OutdoorHalf Marathon341:00:23
2011Indoor3000m57:35.81
2011Indoor5000m313:10.60
2012Outdoor1500m373:34.66
2012OutdoorTwo Miles18:27.24
2012Outdoor5000m1112:56.98
2012Outdoor10,000m3827:30.42
2012Indoor1500m233:39.03
2012IndoorOne Mile253:57.92
2012Indoor3000m107:37.40+
2012IndoorTwo Miles28:08.07
2013Outdoor1500m23:28.81
2013Outdoor3000m107:36.85
2013Outdoor5000m1613:05.88
2013Outdoor10,000m1127:21.71
2013OutdoorHalf Marathon191:00:10
2013Indoor3000m167:42.00
2014Outdoor3000m67:36.8h+
2014OutdoorTwo Miles18:07.85
2014Outdoor5000m6513:23.42
2014Outdoor10,000m6528:08.11
2014OutdoorMarathon772:08:21
2015Outdoor1500m43:28.93
2015Outdoor3000m17:34.66
2015Outdoor5000m3113:11.77
2015Outdoor10,000m126:50.97
2015Outdoor20km, Road156:27+
2015OutdoorHalf Marathon1259:32
2015Indoor3000m17:33.1h+
2015IndoorTwo Miles18:03.40
2016Outdoor1500m83:31.74
2016Outdoor3000m77:32.62
2016Outdoor5000m112:59.29
2016Outdoor10,000m226:53.71
2016OutdoorHalf Marathon2559:59
2016Indoor3000m107:39.55
2017Outdoor1500m223:34.19
2017Outdoor3000m77:35.15
2017Outdoor5000m413:00.70
2017Outdoor10,000m126:49.51
2017Indoor3000m577:56.15+
2017Indoor5000m513:09.16
2018Outdoor10km, Road7928:27
2018OutdoorMarathon152:05:11
2019Outdoor10km, Road8828:15
2019OutdoorMarathon302:05:39
2020OutdoorHalf Marathon601:00:27

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 3000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 24 Jul 2015 -> 20 Aug 2017 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 5000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 11 (finals) 22 Jun 2013 -> 27 May 2017 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 11 (finals) 19 Feb 2011 -> 17 May 2013 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 10,000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 9 (finals) 4 Aug 2012 -> 4 Aug 2017 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 10km, Road
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 31 May 2010 -> 27 May 2019 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks Half Marathon
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 11 Sep 2016 -> 12 Sep 2020 Show/hide