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Mustafa Mahamuud

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Mustafa Mahamuud
Mustafa Mahamuud
Personal information
Born (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 28)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
EmployerNew Balance
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom
SportAthletics
Events
100 metres, 200 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers (Great Britain, United Kingdom)
Coached byself-help

Mustafa Mahamuud (born 1 July 1998 in Amsterdam) is a sprinter based in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom who is ethnically of Somali descent.[2] He narrowly missed out on Dutch qualifications for the 2024 Olympic games.[2]

He was the winner in the 200 metres in the 2022 Dutch Athletics Championships.[3][4] His June 2022 clocking of 10.38 in the 100 metres made him the fastest person of Somali descent in history, as well as the fastest Cushite in history.[5]

Racing

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Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2022 Dutch Athletics Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 1st 200 m 20.90

Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.38 (+1.7 m/s, Birmingham University Athletics Track, Birmingham (GBR) 2022)
  • 200 metres – 20.63 (+0.9 m/s, Résisprint International, Stade de La Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI) 2022)


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References

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  1. "European Athletics - Athlete: Richard Douma". European-athletics. Retrieved Jun 17, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Mustafa MAHAMUUD | Profile". Worldathletics.org.
  3. "Gouden Spike : 10,000 metres". Atletiek.nu. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  4. "ASICS Atletiek". Atletiek.nu. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  5. Varkey, Elizabeth, and Charusheela Patil. "Digital Testimony and Vulnerability in Reinhard Kleist's “An Olympic Dream”: Restorying Samia's Journey Through Facebook Posts." Digital Narratives of Trauma Among Immigrant and Refugee Women. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026. 239-276.
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