Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali

Mohad Abdikadar Sheik Ali (born 12 June 1993) 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.

International competitions

Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:48.43 (Salzburg 2014) 1000 metres – 2:19.4 (Cantalupa 2014) 1500 metres – 3:36.54 (Rome 2018) One mile – 4:02.87 (Pavia 2014) 3000 metres – 8:09.09 (Trento 2017) 10 kilometres – 30:41 (Cuneo 2015) Half marathon – 1:08:59 (Ostia 2017) Indoor 800 metres – 1:50.67 (Ancona 2013) 1000 metres – 2:22.79 (Ancona 2014) 1500 metres – 3:42.53 (Ghent 2018) 3000 metres – 8:16.47 (Ancona 2015)