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. He narrowly missed out on Dutch qualifications for the 2024 Olympic games.
He was the winner in the 200 metres in the 2022 Dutch Athletics Championships. 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.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.
Racing 2022Dutch Athletics ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands1st200 m20.90
Personal bests 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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External links Official site All-Athletics profile