| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for United States | ||
| Men's athletics | ||
| US Olympic Trials | ||
| Gold | 2008 US Olympic Trials | 10,000 meter |
Abdihakem Abdirahman (Somali: Cabdihakiim Cabdiraxmaan, Arabic: عبد الحكيم عبد الرحمن) (born January 1st, 1977 in Somalia) is a Somali-American long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.
Abdirahman graduated from Tucson High School in 1995 and attended Pima Community College before transferring to the University of Arizona for his junior and senior years. He became a U.S. citizen in 2000.[1]
At Arizona, Abdirahman was named the 1998 Pacific-10 Conference Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year. He finished second at the 1998 NCAA Cross Country Championships.[2]
He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing tenth and fifteenth, respectively. He also finished seventh in the 10,000m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, having finished thirteenth in 2005 and nineteenth in 2003.
In 2008, Abdirahman won the 10,000m at the US Olympic Trials. He also was the men's division champion of the Monument Avenue 10K in Richmond, VA.
His personal best time is 27:16.99 minutes, achieved in June 2008 at Hayward Field during the Prefontaine Classic.