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Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج; Berber languages: ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ, romanized: Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record holder for the 1500 metres and mile events, and the former world record holder in the 2000 metres.
Jul 14, 2023 · Five days past his 18th birthday, El Guerrouj made the podium as a 5000m runner at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Seoul, taking bronze behind an Ethiopian by the name of Haile Gebrselassie and Kenya’s Ismael Kirui.
Honours Summary. 2 x Olympic champion. 4 x World champion. 1 x Olympic Games Silver medallist. 2 x World Championships Silver medallist. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results.
Ten years on from the Athenian drama of the 2004 Olympic men’s 1500m final, Hicham El Guerrouj was still playing catch up.
Hicham El Guerrouj is a Moroccan middle-distance runner, who became the first man to hold world records in the mile and the 1,500-metre races both indoors and outdoors. El Guerrouj—inspired by the accomplishments of his countryman Said Aouita, a gold medalist in the 5,000 metres at the 1984 Los.
Hicham El Guerrouj’s legend lives on. One of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time, El Guerrouj still holds the world record in the 1500m. Today, he organizes a popular race ... The Moroccan legend won an Olympic double in the 1500m and 5000m in Athens 2004. Watch Legends Live On.
Morrocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj is a two-time Olympic champion, winning double gold at the 2004 Olympic Games and becoming the first man in 80 years to win both the 1500m and 5000m titles in the same Olympics, previously achieved only by the “Flying Finn” Paavo Nurmi in 1924.
Hicham El Guerrouj began his domination of the 1,500m in 1995. He won the world championship in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003. He set world records in the 1,500m and the mile both indoors and outdoors. Over a nine-year period, El Guerrouj raced in 86 finals at 1,500m and the mile and won 83 of those races.
Feb 20, 2017 · The Best Ever? - with 2 Olympic golds, 4 world championship golds and multiple world records; it is hard to argue against El Guerrouj’s claim to the title of ‘The Best Ever’. Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco (R) wins the men's 1500m final, Olympic Games Athens 2004.
Jul 21, 2019 · It's July 7, 1999, and two runners are barreling toward the finish line of a mile race with a world record in reach. To fully appreciate this incredible moment in track and field history, you need...
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