Mo Farah

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Mo Farah
  • Residence: Twickenham, London
  • DOB: 23 March 1983
  • Region: Greater London
  • Home Town: Somalia
  • Club: Newham and Essex Beagles
Career highlights
2006 Commonwealth Games: 9th 5000m
2006 European Championships: 2nd 5000m
2007 World Championships: 6th 5000m
2008 Beijing Olympics
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What is your sporting ambition?
To be Olympic champion at the London 2012 Games.
What was your inspiration to take up your sport?
My PE teacher Alan Wilkinson spotted that I could run and asked me to run for the school team
What are your interests outside of sport?
I love photography, working with children and I am a massive Arsenal fan.
In your mind, what's the most memorable moment of past Olympics/Paralympics?
Watching Paul Tergat and Haile Gebrselassie battling it out stride for stride during the 10,000m at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
What three words best describe you?
Crazy, Ambitious, Happy
Who should light the flame for London 2012?
Tupac’s Spirit
If you were a character from a film, who would you be and why?
Denzel Washington in Man on Fire, because he’s protective and cool


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