# Mukhtar Mohammed (Mukhtaar Maxamed)

> Mukhtar Mohammed (born 1990): Qoryoley-born British 800m runner, 2013 European Indoor bronze medallist.

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## Who is he?

Mukhtar Mohammed is a Somali-born British former middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres ([Wikipedia, Mukhtar Mohammed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhtar_Mohammed)). He was born in [Qoryoley](/en/regions/qoryooley/) on 1 December 1990 and ran for Sheffield RC (same source). See [Somalis in Sheffield](/en/diaspora/sheffield/).

## Career

He won bronze in the 800 metres at the 2011 European Under-23 Championships ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhtar_Mohammed)). In 2013 he won bronze at the European Indoor Championships (same source). He also ran at the 2012 European Championships, the 2014 World Indoor Championships, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 European Indoor Championships (same source).

His best time was 1:45.67, set in [London](/en/diaspora/london/) in July 2013 (same source). He was runner-up at the British championships three times from 2012 to 2014 (same source).

## In short

A Qoryoley-born runner who won European medals for Britain in the 800 metres.

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