Jama Aden
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Somali, British |
| Born | August 28, 1962 Aynaba, Somaliland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, Mile |
| College team | Farleigh Dickinson |
| Coached by | John Cook and Mal Whitfield |
| Now coaching | Ayanleh 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 1500 metres: 3:38.12 Mile: 3:56.82 3000 metres: 7:53.85 |
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. He was born in Ainabo in eastern Somaliland.