Jama Aden

Jama Aden
Personal information
NationalitySomali, British
Born (1962-08-28) August 28, 1962 (age 62)
Aynaba, Somaliland
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres, Mile
College teamFarleigh Dickinson
Coached byJohn Cook and Mal Whitfield
Now coachingAyanleh Souleiman, Abubaker Kaki, Abdalelah Haroun, Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla, Mukhtar Mohammed, Hamada Mohamed, Ibrahim Jeilan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres: 1:46.73[1]
1500 metres: 3:38.12[1]
Mile: 3:56.82[1]
3000 metres: 7:53.85[1]
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Jama Mohamed Aden (born August 28, 1962) is a Somali former middle-distance runner and coach who ran for Fairleigh Dickinson University as well as representing Somalia throughout the 1980s. He would go on to pursue a career in coaching world-class middle-distance athletes. He is the older brother of former competitive runner Ibrahim Mohamed Aden.

  1. ^ a b c d All-Athletics. "Athlete profile for Jama Aden". Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-14.