Mo Farah has had his nationality called into question by the Spaniard whose European half-marathon record he broke in Lisbon on Sunday . Fabian Roncero claimed he still considered himself the record holder because Farah set a new 'Somalian record ' . Farah won the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in 59 minutes 32 seconds to take 20 seconds off the mark set by Roncero 14 years ago . Mo Farah smashed the European record and completed thehalf-marathon in Lisbon in under 60 minutes . The GB Team runner takes a tumble after crossing the finish line and winning the half-marathon . In an interview with Spanish news agency EFE Roncero said 'what was broken in Lisbon was the Somalian record ' . The double Olympic champion was born in Mogadishu in Somalia before moving to Britain as a child . Roncero 's comments come in the wake of Farah 's feud with compatriot Andy Vernon . Farah alleged his team-mate suggested he did not deserve the European 10,000 metres title he won last summer as he was not European , claims Vernon branded 'complete lies ' . Fabian Roncero , pictured winning the Rotterdam Marathon in 1998 , referred to Farah 's time as a new 'Somalian record ' Roncero , 44 , added : 'For me , an athlete who was born in Kenya is Kenyan for life and one born in Somalia is Somalian forever . ' Farah , who celebrated his 32nd birthday on Monday , has won five global titles in the colours of Great Britain to become arguably the country 's greatest ever athlete . Farah has been involved in a social media feud with fellow runner Andy Vernon ( left ) Roncero also said : 'For me the 800m European record holder remains Sebastian Coe , the 1500m ( holder ) Fermin Cacho , the 5,000m ( holder ) Dieter Baumann and the 10,000m ( holder ) Antonio Pinto . ' In fact Farah holds both the 1500m and 10,000m marks , while the 5,000m mark is held by Moroccan-born Belgian Mohammed Mourhit . Farah 's camp declined to comment on Roncero 's remarks when contacted .
Mo Farah broke the European half-marathon record in Lisbon on Sunday . The British runner ran his personal best of 2:08:13 to win by more than a minute and a half over compatriot Kenenisa Bekele.