March 23, 1983
Athletics
Mo Farah is one of the country’s most successful athletes. He won double Olympic gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at London 2012 and is the only athlete to complete the triple-double at successive global championships. Here are some of his key numbers:
Farah won double Olympic gold at London 2012, landing the 10,000m before following up in the 5,000m. He also won both at the World Championships in 2013 and 2015 to complete the triple-double, as well as at the European Championships in 2010 and 2014.
Farah’s blistering last lap in the 5,000m final at London 2012 was just 52.9 seconds as he completed the track long distance golden double.
Mo Farah has 14 medals at World, European and Olympic level - 12 of which are gold
The time between the gold medals won by Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah on Super Saturday at London 2012.
The distance in miles from Mogadishu, Somalia, where Farah was born, to London, where he grew up having relocated at the age of eight.
This is the year that Farah's achievements on the track were recognised by the Queen, when he was appointed a CBE.
Farah won £250,000 for his own charity foundation when he became the first person to beat The Cube in the television show on ITV. Farah remains the only person to have completed the challenge.
Farah broke a long-standing British record in the 3,000m in a time of 7:32.62 in 2016 and now holds six British records.
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