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BIOGRAPHY
Events: Distance Height: 5-11
Weight: 130
PRs: 5000: 13:13.32 (2005); 10,000: 27:16.99 (2008); Half-Marathon: 61:07 (2006) Marathon: 2:08:56 (2006)
Born: Jan. 1, 1977, in Somalia
Current Residence: Tucson, Ariz.
High School: Tucson High School ‘95
Colleges: Pima CC ‘97; Arizona ‘99
Coach: James Li
Agent: Ray Flynn
Club: Nike
Career Highlights: Three-time Olympian; Four-time USA 10,000m champion (‘01, ’05, ‘07, '08); 2007 USA 10k road champion; Two-time USA 10,000m runner-up (’02, ’04); 2005 USA 10-mile champion
Abdirahman qualified for his third Olympic team by winning the 10,000 meters at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Abdi made a run at the U.S. men’s 10,000m record at the 2008 Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 27:16.99, which was a little more than three seconds off the record. His performance at Pre was the best by an American in 2008 and a new personal best.
Highlighting Abdirahman’s 2007 season was a 10,000m win at the USA Outdoor Championships and a win July 4 at the USA Men’s 10 km Championship in Atlanta, Ga. Abdirahman took a large chunk off his marathon personal best with his fourth-place finish at the 2006 Chicago Marathon in 2:08:56. He attended Jhameyasin Carte High School in Mogadishu, Somalia, before coming to the United States. From 1996-97, he attended Pima Community College in Tucson, where he was a two-time Arizona state junior college champion.
After heading to the University of Arizona, he won his first two collegiate races, the Jammin’ Invitational (24:28), and the Aztec Invitational (25:28). He was named Pac-10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 1998 following his second place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Lawrence, Kansas…became a U.S. citizen on January 28, 2000…a huge basketball fan, Abdirahman majored in retail consumer studies while at Arizona…full given first name is Abdihakim…his family now lives in Houston.
Highlighting Abdirahman’s 2007 season was a 10,000m win at the USA Outdoor Championships and a win July 4 at the USA Men’s 10 km Championship in Atlanta, Ga. Abdirahman took a large chunk off his marathon personal best with his fourth-place finish at the 2006 Chicago Marathon in 2:08:56. He attended Jhameyasin Carte High School in Mogadishu, Somalia, before coming to the United States. From 1996-97, he attended Pima Community College in Tucson, where he was a two-time Arizona state junior college champion.
After heading to the University of Arizona, he won his first two collegiate races, the Jammin’ Invitational (24:28), and the Aztec Invitational (25:28). He was named Pac-10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 1998 following his second place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Lawrence, Kansas…became a U.S. citizen on January 28, 2000…a huge basketball fan, Abdirahman majored in retail consumer studies while at Arizona…full given first name is Abdihakim…his family now lives in Houston.
