How tall is Mo Farah?

Mo Farah's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 35% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 175 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 35% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1983 (average 177.7 cm).

About Mo Farah

Mo Farah is a British former long-distance runner, born on 23 March 1983 in Gobalka Gabiley. Born in the Somali Democratic Republic, he was brought from Djibouti to London at the age of nine, later became a British citizen and ran for the Newham and Essex Beagles athletics club. He trained at St Mary's University College, Twickenham from 2001 to 2011.

Farah holds the record for the most global championship gold medals, with four Olympic and six World titles. He won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and the same double at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships. After finishing second in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships, he won ten global finals in a row. He later moved to road racing, winning the 2018 Chicago Marathon in 2:05:11, a European record.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Farah is the current world record holder for the one-hour run, at 21,330 m. His racing style was described as tactical, built around a very quick sprint finish.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mo Farah in feet and inches? Mo Farah is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Mo Farah tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 175 cm he is taller than about 35% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1983, whose average height is 177.7 cm.

Sources

• Mo Farah on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mo Farah on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.
• Mo Farah on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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