Sharif Karie information

Sharif Karie
Personal information
Nationality	Somali ; American
Born	January 1, 1978 (age 46); Mogadishu, Somalia
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	800m, 1500m, mile, 5000m
College team	Arkansas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:49.21 ; 1500m: 3:41.10 ; Indoor mile: 3:59.60 ; 5000m: 13:46.13

Sharif Karie (born January 1, 1978) is an American former middle-distance runner who was prolific in high school and collegiate competition for various middle and long-distance disciplines. Born in Mogadishu, Karie left Somalia in August 1993, went to Lansing, Michigan, to live with a brother, then settled in Springfield, Virginia.^[4] He attended and competed in track for West Springfield High School, then Lindenwood University, and finally the University of Arkansas.^[5]

^ ^a ^b IAAF. "IAAF: Sharif Karie - Athlete Profile".
^ "Deseret News: NCAA championships". June 4, 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians. "ARRS: Runner profile - Sharif Karie".
^ Marc Bloom (March 12, 1995). "The New York Times: A Stronger Karie Seeks National Schoolboy Track Title".
^ Mirza Kurspahic. "Sharif Karie, West Springfield Track, 1997 - Running away from a war zone in Somalia to running to titles in the U.S."

[IAAF-1] IAAF. "IAAF: Sharif Karie - Athlete Profile".

[Deseret-2] "Deseret News: NCAA championships". June 4, 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[ARRS-3] Association of Road Racing Statisticians. "ARRS: Runner profile - Sharif Karie".

[NYT-4] Marc Bloom (March 12, 1995). "The New York Times: A Stronger Karie Seeks National Schoolboy Track Title".

[Connection-5] Mirza Kurspahic. "Sharif Karie, West Springfield Track, 1997 - Running away from a war zone in Somalia to running to titles in the U.S."

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Personal information
Nationality	Somali American
Born	(1978-01-01) January 1, 1978 (age 46) Mogadishu, Somalia
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	800m, 1500m, mile, 5000m
College team	Arkansas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:49.21^[1] 1500m: 3:41.10^[2] Indoor mile: 3:59.60^[1] 5000m: 13:46.13^[3]