Mo Farah
Mo Farah is a British distance runner who won Olympic gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Games.
2012 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Farah won the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at these home Games.
Alberto Salazar: An American distance runner and coach who led the Nike Oregon Project. Salazar coached Farah from 2011, during the period of his greatest Olympic success.
Middle-distance running: Track races over distances commonly ranging from 800 to 3,000 metres. Farah's finishing speed reflected skills shared with athletes in shorter track events.
British athletics: The organized sport of athletics in the United Kingdom, including track and field and road running. Farah became one of British athletics' most successful international competitors.
2016 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. Farah repeated his Olympic distance double in Rio, becoming a four-time champion.
Galen Rupp: An American distance runner and Olympic medalist in the 10,000 metres and marathon. Rupp trained alongside Farah under Salazar and finished behind him in the 2012 Olympic 10,000 metres.
Long-distance running: Running events over distances of 5,000 metres and longer. Farah's Olympic events belong to this broader family of endurance races.
Super Saturday: The name given to 4 August 2012, when British athletes won three Olympic gold medals in London. Farah's 10,000-metre victory was one of the three wins that made the evening historic.
2012 Olympic 10,000 metres final: The men's 10,000 metres final at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Farah took his first Olympic gold in this race, finishing ahead of Galen Rupp.
Tirunesh Dibaba: An Ethiopian distance runner and three-time Olympic champion. Her Olympic long-distance double in 2008 preceded Farah's matching achievement in 2012.