Noureddine Morceli

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Full Name	Noureddine Morceli
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1970(1970-02-28)
Age	54
Birthplace	Sidi Akkacha
Country	Algeria
Birth City	Chlef
Horoscope	Aquarius

Noureddine Morceli Biography

Noureddine Morceli is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on February 28, 1970 in Sidi Akkacha, Chlef, Algeria. Noureddine Morceli (Arabic: nwr Ldyn Mrsly , Nur ud-Din Mursili; born on 28 February 1970) is a retired Algerian middle distance runner. He won the 1500 metres in the 1996 Summer Olympics and also won three consecutive gold medals at this distance during the World Championships in Athletics. He broke world records for the 1500m mile run, mile race and 3000 meters.

At the beginning in 1992 Morceli set a record for the world record of 1000 metres indoors in 2:15.26. There was no better chance of winning medals at the Olympic Games in Barcelona later the same time than Morceli. However, before this year’s Olympic Games Morceli lost unexpectedly to Gennaro di Napoli in Rome and David Kibet in Oslo. There were indications that he wasn’t in the same form like he was the year prior. However during the Olympic semi-final, he was in great form. In the Olympic final was held at a horribly slow speed and the field sped over the 800m mark in a much slower speed than the women’s final. This was not the kind of speed to which Morceli was accustomed to and felt comfortable with. Consequently, when the sprint to home started, he found him unable to keep up and ended up finishing with a disappointing 7th. Three days later, the final Morceli achieved a season-long world highest time in Monaco and a week after, He broke his personal record to take the title the race in Zurich with a time of 3:30.76. In September 1992, Morceli recorded an all-time world 1500 m record in 3:28.86 for Rieti.

Morceli was named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1993 and 1994 and by the International Athletic Foundation in 1994. In that two-year period, he lost only once, at 800 metres. As he set his sights on more records, most notably the 800-metre, 2,000-metre, and 5,000-metre events, his driving force was a deeply rooted dedication to bring glory to his country. As Morceli looked forward to the 1995 season, sportswriters unabashedly proclaimed him the greatest runner in the world or even the greatest of all time. Perhaps his spirit was best exemplified by his winning performance in the 1994 Grand Prix. Racked with flu, weakened and hacking, he not only ran but left the field behind at the finish. Morceli was soon tested by a new challenger, Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj. Morceli bested El Guerrouj in the 1,500 metres at the 1995 outdoor world championships; however, the 1,500-metre race at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta the following year was considered one of the most dramatic contests in athletics history. Morceli and El Guerrouj led the field with 400 metres to go when the young Moroccan tripped on his rival’s heel and fell to the ground, allowing Morceli to capture the gold medal in that event. At the Grand Prix final in Milan later that year, however, Morceli lost the 1,500-metre event for the first time in years—to El Guerrouj. Morceli competed in subsequent events, including the 2000 Games in Sydney, before his eventual retirement.

In 1994, he set the new 3000 m world record, clocking 7:25.11. He also experimented successfully with the 5000 m. In Zurich he outsprinted the rest of the field to take the victory and also won the 5000 m race in Rieti. The only defeat of the season came when Morceli opted for an unusual 800 m appearance in Cologne. Morceli broke the 2000 m world record in the following season, setting a new mark of 4:47.88. Nine days later Morceli set the last world record of his magnificent career, when he lowered his own 1500 m record to 3:27.37 in Nice. Only a few days after this he almost broke the record again when he triumphed in 3:27.52 in Monaco. Later on that year he defended easily the 1500 m World Champion title in Gothenburg. Shortly after, Morceli tried to improve on his Mile record in Zurich but did not succeed.

The year 1990 saw him was moved into the senior level and posted the seasons top time of 3:37.87 in the 1500 m. He maintained his dominance throughout 1991, when he broke the record for indoor racing in the world for 1500 meters in Seville in February, establishing the new record of 3:34.16. Nine days after, on the same track, he took home the title of 1500 meters during the World Indoor Championships. Through the entire outdoor season of 1991, Morceli was undefeated in 1500 meters. In a number of Grand Prix meetings he ran times of around 3:31 minutes. When he competed at the World Championships in Tokyo, Morceli was already the top contender for the 1500m, and won comfortably. He broke an all-new World Championships record (3:32.84) and finished with a stunning two-second advantage over Silver winner Wilfred Kirochi (Kenya).

Noureddine Morceli Net Worth

Noureddine Morceli is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Algeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Noureddine Morceli 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of seven, Morceli was impressed to follow his older brother, Abderrahmane an elite runner who placed fourth in the 1,500 meter race at the 1977 World Cup; later his brother became Morceli’s coach. In the beginning of the 1990s Morceli began to admire Said Aouita, a Moroccan who took home the gold medal at the 5,000-meter race at the 1984 Olympic Games. At the age of 17, Morceli had finished second in the 1,500-meter race at the World Junior Championships. The following year, he was enrolled in Riverside Community College in California and was advised for its coaching as well as track facility. The college lasted for two years before completing which he was running the fastest 1,500 meters in the world in 1990. At the age of 20, he placed first worldwide in the 1,500m. In 1992, he was the record of the world outdoor for the 1,500 metres, later in 1993, for the mile and in 1994, for the 3,300 metres. In 1994, at the time of the year’s end, it was clear that the Algerian track star’s achievements had been surpassed by even more. In August, following his breaking the world record for outdoor distances for 3,000m (7 minutes 25.11 seconds) He was able to claim five world records for middle distances that included (outdoor) 1,500 metres (3 minutes 28.86 second) along with the mile (3 minutes 44.39 seconds) as well as (indoor) 1000 metres (2 minutes 15.26 seconds) along with the 1,000 meters (3 minutes 34.16 second).

Morceli was trained by Abderrahmane, his older brother, who played with Algeria during the Moscow Olympics in 1980 as well as at Los Angeles in 1984.

In 1993 Morceli narrowly missed his own world record when he won the Mediterranean Games in Narbonne in 3:29.20 min. By that time Morceli had set himself a new aim: to break Steve Cram’s eight-year-old record over the Mile (3:46.32). Throughout the season he was virtually without any serious competitors. In Monaco he narrowly missed the 3000 m world record. There was even talk that he might skip the World Championships in order to concentrate fully on the world-record hunt. However, in the end he decided to take part. At the World Championships in Stuttgart, the final of 1500 m started at a relatively slow pace, but Morceli was always in complete control, sprinting away in the last lap to win easily and retain his world title. In the following weeks he failed twice to set a new world record over the Mile in Berlin and Brussels. But just two days after the race in Brussels he astonished everyone by crushing the old record with a time of 3:44.39.

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