Hicham El Guerrouj

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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 who is the current world record holder in the 1500 metres. He formerly held the world records in the 2000 metres and mile. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he became the first man since Paavo Nurmi to win gold medals in both the 1500 m and 5000 metres at the same Olympic Games. Regarded as one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time, he recorded six of the 10 fastest 1500 m performances in history and four of the 10 fastest performances in the mile as of June 2026. El Guerrouj's mile world record of 3:43.13 lasted for 27 years (1999–2026). He and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are the only men to have run faster than 3:27 for the 1500 m and 3:44 for the mile. El Guerrouj is also the only man to have broken 3:27 in the 1500 m more than once, achieving the feat five times. El Guerrouj won four consecutive world titles in the...

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