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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.
Jul 13, 1998 · Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj has shattered the previous world record in the 1500m. Running a perfect race, El Guerrouj broke away from the pacemakers at the 1400m mark and kicked out for home, a new world record time of 3:26:00, a $50,000 dollar Golden League world record bonus and confirmation that he is very much in the running for the ...
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.
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.
Nov 15, 2004 · With his championship career at 1500 metres almost certainly consigned to history, Hicham El Guerrouj is looking for new realms to conquer. When he cloaked himself in the gold-tasselled flag of his country, the Moroccan sheikh of the metric mile looked cocooned in a personal paradise.
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.
