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Hicham El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj
El Guerrouj in 2010
Personal information
Born (1974-09-14) 14 September 1974 (age 49)[1]
Berkane, Morocco[2]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportTrack
Event(s)1500 metres, mile, 2000 metres, 5000 metres
Turned pro1994
Retired2004
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996 Atlanta
1500 m, 12th
2000 Sydney
1500 m  Silver
2004 Athens
1500 m  Gold
5000 m  Gold
World finals1995 Göteborg
1500 m  Silver
1997 Athens
1500 m  Gold
1999 Seville
1500 m  Gold
2001 Edmonton
1500 m  Gold
2003 Paris
1500 m  Gold
5000 m  Silver
Personal bests1500 m: 3:26.00 WR[3]
Mile: 3:43.13 WR[3]
Indoor 1500 m: 3:31.18 [3]
Indoor Mile : 3:48.45 [3]
2000 m: 4:44.79 AR[3]
3000 m: 7:23.09 NR[3]
5000 m: 12:50.24[3]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Morocco
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 4 2 0
World Indoor Championships 3 0 0
Total 9 3 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sevilla 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Paris 5000 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Barcelona 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lisbon 3000 m

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,[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.

El Guerrouj is widely regarded as the greatest middle-distance runner in history[5][6][7] and, as of June 2024, still holds six of the 10 fastest times ever run in the 1500 m[8] as well as seven of the 15 fastest times in the mile.[9]

He won a gold medal in the 1500 m at the 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 World Athletics Championships. He won the World Athlete of the Year award three times,[8][9] and in November 2014, was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Hall of Fame.[10]

  1. ^ "Hicham El Guerrouj". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hicham El Guerrouj". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Hicham EL GUERROUJ - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
  4. ^ "Hicham EL GUERROUJ | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  5. ^ Longman, Jere (4 May 2000). "El Guerrouj: the King of the Mile". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "El Guerrouj: the greatest of all time". iaaf.org.
  7. ^ "El Guerrouj confirms his retirement". The Irish Times.
  8. ^ a b "All-time men's best 1500 m". IAAF. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "All-time best one mile men". IAAF.
  10. ^ "IAAF: Twelve athletics legends inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame". iaaf.org.

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