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El Guerrouj Hicham MAR
Sex Weight Height Date of Birth Place of birth
M 58.00 1.76 14/09/1974 Berkane
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 - Outdoor
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
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
1000 Metres 2:20.11 Liévin 22/02/1998
1500 Metres 3:31.18 Stuttgart 02/02/1997
One Mile 3:48.45 Gent 12/02/1997
2000 Metres 5:02.70 Gent 23/02/2001
3000 Metres 7:33.73 Liévin 23/02/2003
Two Miles 8:06.61 Liévin 23/02/2003
Progression - Outdoor
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 (CP) 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 (Bislett) 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 Meklnès 19/03/1994
5000 Metres 2004 13:14.39 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 28/08/2004
2003 12:50.24 Ostrava 12/06/2003
1992 13:46.79 Seoul 19/09/1992
Progression - Indoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
1000 Metres 1998 2:20.11 Liévin 22/02/1998
1500 Metres 2001 3:37.20 Liévin 25/02/2001
1998 3:32.01 Liévin 22/02/1998
1997 3:31.18 Stuttgart 02/02/1997
1996 3:34.97 Stockholm 25/02/1996
1995 3:42.72 Barcelona 10/03/1995
One Mile 1997 3:48.45 Gent 12/02/1997
2000 Metres 2001 5:02.70 Gent 23/02/2001
3000 Metres 2004 7:34.71 Liévin 28/02/2004
2003 7:33.73 Liévin 23/02/2003
2001 7:36.85 Gent 23/02/2001
Two Miles 2003 8:06.61 Liévin 23/02/2003
2001 8:09.89 Gent 23/02/2001
Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
1500 Metres
28th Olympic Games 1 f 3:34.18 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 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 (Chárlety) 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 (Olympic Stadium) 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 f 24:26 Boston, MA 21/03/1992