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El Guerrouj is the current world record holder for the 1500 metres and mile events, [4] and the former world record holder in the 2000 metres. He is the only man since Paavo Nurmi to win a gold medal in both the 1500 m and 5000 metres at the same Olympic Games .
Jul 14, 2023 · El Guerrouj's 1500m world record reaches its silver jubilee. Looking back now, a quarter of a century on, it has every appearance of a performance for the ages. Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1500m run at the 1998 Golden Gala in Rome had Steve Ovett in a state of animation in the commentary box in the Stadio Olimpico.
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Ten years on from the Athenian drama of the 2004 Olympic men’s 1500m final, Hicham El Guerrouj was still playing catch up. The welcoming folk of Douar Ait Iktel, a remote village some 1200m from sea level in the Atlas Mountains, an hour and a half’s drive south of Marrakech, had already greeted the visiting party of IAAF ambassadors ...
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.
Apr 26, 2024 · Hicham El Guerrouj (born September 14, 1974, Berkane, Morocco) 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 ...
Biography. 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.
From Moroccan Soil to Olympic Glory: The Inspiring Journey of Hicham El Guerrouj, Middle-Distance Legend. In the heart of Berkane, a quaint Moroccan town, a young boy named Hicham El Guerrouj embarked on a journey that would defy expectations and rewrite the history of middle-distance running.
Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [2] Since 1976, the mile has been the only non- metric distance recognized by the IAAF for record purposes.
Jul 7, 2014 · On this day 15 years ago, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco set a new mile run world record – a record that still stands today. At the 1999 Grand Prix in Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Guerrouj set his...
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