Hicham El Guerrouj
- January 4, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
Hicham El Guerrouj Biography
| Name | Hicham El Guerrouj |
| Birthday | Sep 14 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Berkane |
| Home Town | Oriental |
| Birth Country | Morocco |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Najoua Lahbil |
Hicham El Guerrouj is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on September 14, 1974 in Berkane, Oriental, Morocco. A middle distance runner who won gold medals both in the 1500 meter & 5000 meter races at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens.
He finished second in the Junior World Championships 1992 behind future Olympian Haile Gerselassie.
El Guerrouj rose to international prominence in the mid-1990s with near-record times in the 1500 metres and mile. At the age of 20 he finished second in the 1500 metres to then world record holder Noureddine Morceli at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. In 1996 after setting a new personal best in the 1500 metres of 3:29.59 in Stockholm, he was considered one of the favourites for the Olympic gold.
In 1994, he was a member of the Moroccan team in the 1994 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, which won the race in world record time.
He was raised in Berkane (Morocco).
Hicham El Guerrouj Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Hicham El Guerrouj is one of the richest Runner from Morocco. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hicham El Guerrouj 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a teenager star and placed 3rd at the Junior World Championships, 5000-meters, in 1992.
He had previously won 4 gold medals at World Championships, and 3 at World Indoor Championships before his Olympic triumph.
Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج , Hishāmu l-Karrūj; Berber: Hisham El Gerruj, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle- distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record holder of the outdoor 1500 metres, mile, and 2000 metres events. He also held indoor world records for the mile and 1500 metres until 2019, and is the only man since Paavo Nurmi to earn a gold medal in both the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the same Olympic Games. El Guerrouj holds 7 of the fastest 10 times ever run in the 1500 metres and in the mile. He is considered by many to be the greatest middle-distance runner of all time.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 58 kg |
Hicham El Guerrouj height 5 ft 9 in Hicham weight 58 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Hicham El Guerrouj Dating?
According to our records, Hicham El Guerrouj married to Najoua Lahbil. As of December 1, 2023, Hicham El Guerrouj’s is not dating anyone.
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Only 20 days before the Olympic final, 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Bernard Lagat ran the fastest 1500 m in 2004 (3:27.40), narrowly defeating El Guerrouj (3:27.64) at the Weltklasse Zürich meet on August 6. On August 24, in the final straight of the Olympic 1500m final, El Guerrouj beat Lagat by 0.12 seconds, winning the gold medal. In the finale, entering the home straight El Guerrouj led, only to be overtaken by Lagat- and then El Guerrouj re-took the lead a few strides from the line.
Facts & Trivia
Hicham Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Morocco. Hicham El Guerrouj celebrates birthday on September 14 of every year.
In 2003, El Guerrouj set a personal best of 12:50.24 in the 5000 metres, which is the 16th fastest ever in the event. Later in the year, at the World Track & Field Championships, he finished a close second to Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge in the 5000 metres, adding a silver to the gold he had previously won in the 1500 metres.
How fast is Hicham El Guerrouj?
Speed conversion: Hicham El Guerrouj 1999 – 1 mile run: 26 km/hr.
When did Hicham El Guerrouj run the fastest mile?
DistanceMarkDate
Indoor 1500 metres| 3:31.18| 2 February 1997
Mile WR| 3:43.13| 7 July 1999
Indoor mile| 3:48.45| 12 February 1997
2000 metres WR| 4:44.79| 7 September 1999
What race is Hicham El Guerrouj?
Hicham El Guerrouj, (born September 14, 1974, Berkane, Morocco), 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.
How old is Hicham El Guerrouj?
48 years (September 14, 1974)
What is the fastest mile time for a 14 year old?
While Reilly finished eighth in his heat, his time of 4:19.01 broke the 14 -year-old age group world record of 4:19.73 set in 2010 by Ryan Silva, an Arizona native and now a Stanford graduate.