- Abdihakem Abdirahman
Abdihakem "Abdi" Abdirahman (born
January 1 1977 inSomalia ) is an American long-distance runner who specializes in the10,000 metres .Abdirahman attended
University of Arizona and became a US citizen in 2000.He competed in the
10,000 metres at the2000 Olympics and2004 Olympics , finishing tenth and fifteenth respectively. He finished seventh in the 10,000m at the 2007 World Championships inOsaka , having finished thirteenth in 2005 and nineteenth in 2003. In 2008, he won the 10,000m at the US Olympic Trials.His personal best time is 27:16.99 minutes, achieved in June, 2008 at
Hayward Field during the Prefontaine Classic.References
* [http://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/US/index.php?nid=143&athlete=66 World Marathon Majors]
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