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Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج; Berber languages: ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⵍⴳⵔⵔⵓⵊ, 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, [4] and the former world record holder in the 2000 metres.
EL GUERROUJ. 1500m WR. Mile WR. 2000m. Mile sh. 1500m sh. Country Morocco. Born 14 SEP 1974. Athlete code 14212038.
Jul 6, 2024 · A quarter of a century has passed since Hicham El Guerrouj went on a world record-breaking spree in Rome.
Ten years on from the Athenian drama of the 2004 Olympic men’s 1500m final, Hicham El Guerrouj was still playing catch up.
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.
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...
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 ... in Morocco.
Sep 10, 2024 · 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 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.
A true champion and a national hero to Moroccans and to countless millions more sports enthusiasts around the world, the brilliant El Guerrouj made history in Athens when he became the first man in 80 years to win both the Olympic 1,500 metres and the 5,000 metres, matching the legendary Finn Paavo Nurmi in Paris in 1924.
