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Hicham El Guerrouj

1974 - Today

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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, 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 and, as of October 2024, still holds six of the 10 fastest times ever run in the 1500 m as well as seven of the 15 fastest times in the mile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hicham El Guerrouj is the 1,037th most popular athlete (down from 291st in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 85th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Moroccan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 1,037 out of 6,025. Before him are Gabriele Reinsch, Michael Marsh, Hjalmar Andersson, Hartwig Gauder, István Rózsavölgyi, and Rupert Hollaus. After him are Akio Kaminaga, George Finnegan, Joe Earl, Tetsuo Hamuro, Arvid Knöppel, and György Kárpáti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 144. Before him are Sávio, Gary Hall Jr., Vampeta, Masi Oka, Leonardo Jardim, and Sofia Polgár. After him are Ada Colau, Emma Shapplin, Ivana Miličević, Zhou Xun, Grace Park, and Sunday Oliseh.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 115 out of 264. Before him are Med Hondo (1936), Muriel Barbery (1969), Driss Bamous (1942), Abdeljalil Hadda (1972), Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929), and Maati Bouabid (1927). After him are Hadi Dahane (1946), Allal Benkassou (1941), Mohamed Timoumi (1960), Mohamed Benhima (1924), Aminatou Haidar (1966), and Daniel Sanchez (1953).

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Among ATHLETES In Morocco

Among athletes born in Morocco, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 4. Before him are Saïd Aouita (1959), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), and Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (1929). After him are Brahim Boutayeb (1967), Nezha Bidouane (1969), Flavio (null), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Jaouad Gharib (1972), Salah Hissou (1972), Mohammed Achik (1965), and Khalid Boulami (1969).

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