Mohad Abdikadar
Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali 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.At the Golden Gala in Rome in 2018, with a time of 3:36.54 in the 1500 meters, he achieved a time that had not been seen by an Italian in ten years.
In the fall of 2022, he began training under Liberato Pellecchia.
In July 2023, after five years, he improved on his personal best in the 1500 meters set in 2018, with a time of 3'35“21. Just over a month later, on September 3, 2023, he won the Città di Padova international meeting, further improving his time to 3'33”79, becoming the third Italian ever.
Personal bests
Outdoor- 800 metres – 1:48.43
- 1000 metres – 2:19.4
- 1500 metres – 3:36.54
- One mile – 4:02.87
- 3000 metres – 8:09.09
- 10 kilometres – 30:41
- Half marathon – 1:08:59
- 800 metres – 1:50.67
- 1000 metres – 2:22.79
- 1500 metres – 3:42.53
- 3000 metres – 8:16.47