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Biography: Hicham EL GUERROUJ ()
 
 
Sex Weight Height Date of birth Place of birth
M 58 1.76 14 09 1974 Berkane (MAR)
 
     
     
Information
World record holder at 1500m and 1 mile both indoor (1997) and outdoor (1998 & 1999), and world record holder 2000m outdoor (1999). In 1998 won Overall GP and Golden League Jackpot. He lost a medal at OG 1996, because he fell before the bell in 1500 final. World Road Relay Team 1994: 1st IAAF Athlete of the year 2001-2002: he becames the first man to win Athlete of the Year titles in consecutive years since the award was created in 1988. He was unbeaten in 2002 in 11 races at the mile or 1500 meters.

PERSONAL BEST
  Performance   Wind  Place Date
800 Metres 1:47.18        02 06 1995
1000 Metres 2:16.85      Nice 12 07 1995
1500 Metres 3:26.00      Roma 14 07 1998
One Mile 3:43.13      Roma 07 07 1999
2000 Metres 4:44.79      Berlin 07 09 1999
3000 Metres 7:23.09      Bruxelles 03 09 1999
5000 Metres 12:50.24      Ostrava 12 06 2003


PROGRESSION
  Season Performance   Wind  Place Date
800 Metres
 1995 1:47.18        02 06 1995
1000 Metres
 1995 2:16.85      Nice 12 07 1995
1500 Metres
 2004 3:27.64      Zürich 06 08 2004
 
 2003 3:28.40      Bruxelles 05 09 2003
 
 2002 3:26.89      Zürich 16 08 2002
 
 2001 3:26.12      Bruxelles 24 08 2001
 
 2000 3:27.21      Zürich 11 08 2000
 
 1999 3:27.65      Sevilla 24 08 1999
 
 1998 3:26.00      Roma 14 07 1998
 
 1997 3:28.91      Zürich 13 08 1997
 
 1996 3:29.05      Bruxelles 23 08 1996
 
 1995 3:31.16      Köln 18 08 1995
 
 1994 3:33.61      Nice 18 07 1994
One Mile
 2003 3:50.20      Rieti 07 09 2003
 
 2002 3:48.28      Roma 12 07 2002
 
 2001 3:44.95      Roma 29 06 2001
 
 2000 3:45.96      London 05 08 2000
 
 1999 3:43.13      Roma 07 07 1999
 
 1998 3:44.60      Nice 16 07 1998
 
 1997 3:44.90      Oslo 04 07 1997
 
 1995 3:48.69      Zürich 16 08 1995
 
 1994 3:53.71      Oslo 22 07 1994
2000 Metres
 2001 4:51.17      Berlin 31 08 2001
 
 1999 4:44.79      Berlin 07 09 1999
 
 1998 4:48.36      Gateshead 19 07 1998
3000 Metres
 2003 7:30.23      Torino 06 06 2003
 
 1999 7:23.09      Bruxelles 03 09 1999
 
 1994 7:49.84      Meklnčs 19 03 1994
5000 Metres
 2004 13:14.39      Athína 28 08 2004
 
 2003 12:50.24      Ostrava 12 06 2003
 
 1992 13:46.79      Seoul 19 09 1992

HONOURS
  Rank Performance   Wind  Place Date
1500 Metres  
28th Olympic Games 1   f 3:34.18      Athína 24 08 2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 3:31.77      Paris Saint-Denis 27 08 2003
18th IAAF Grand Prix Final 1   f 3:29.27      Paris 14 09 2002
17th IAAF Grand Prix Final 1   f 3:31.25      Melbourne 09 09 2001
8th IAAF World Championships 1   f 3:30.68      Edmonton 12 08 2001
27th Olympic Games 2   f 3:32.32      Sydney 29 09 2000
7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 3:27.65      Sevilla 24 08 1999
IAAF Golden League/Grand Prix Final 1   f 3:32.03      Moskva 05 09 1998
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 1   f 3:35.83      Athína 06 08 1997
6th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 3:35.31      Paris (Bercy) 08 03 1997
IAAF/MOBIL Grand Prix Final 1   f 3:38.80      Milano 07 09 1996
26th Olympic Games 12   f 3:40.75      Atlanta, GA 03 08 1996
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2   f 3:35.28      Göteborg 13 08 1995
5th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 3:44.54      Barcelona 11 03 1995
One Mile  
13th IAAF Grand Prix Final 2   f 4:04.55      Fukuoka 13 09 1997
3000 Metres  
8th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 7:37.74      Lisboa 11 03 2001
5000 Metres  
28th Olympic Games 1   f 13:14.39      Athína 28 08 2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2   f 12:52.83      Paris Saint-Denis 31 08 2003
4th IAAF World Junior Championships 3   f 13:46.79      Seoul 19 09 1992
Junior Race  
20th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 14     24:26      Boston, MA 21 03 1992