Hicham El Guerrouj
United StatesathleteMaleb. 19735.5Global Dominance: 0.03%Hicham El Guerrouj is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest runners in history. He holds the world record for the 1500 meters and the mile, with times of 3:26.00 and 3:43.13, respectively, both set in the late 1990s. His remarkable career includes multiple Olympic and World Championship gold medals, and he remains a legendary figure in athletics, celebrated for his incredible speed and tactical racing prowess.
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Kerr broke Hicham El Guerrouj’s record that had stood for 27 years.
Track runners move fast in Glasgow
Taiwan· 2026-08-03
Hicham El Guerrouj held the previous mile world record for 27 years.
Josh Kerrs Superschuh und Training: was den Meilen-Weltrekord erklärt
Switzerland· 2026-07-22
Kerr's historic run broke Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj's mark of 3:43.13, set in Rome in 1999, ending a record that had stood for 27 years.
Josh Kerr breaks mile world record with 3:42.66 at London Diamond LeagueUnited States· 2026-07-20
Hicham El Guerrouj set his world record in 1999 when Kerr was only one year old.
UK’s Kerr smashes world mile recordTaiwan· 2026-07-20
Kerr completed the mile in 3 minutes and 42.66 seconds, beating the previous record Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj held for 27 years.
Fans react to Spain winning the World CupUnited States· 2026-07-20
Hicham El Guerrouj's world record in the 1500m distance was broken by Jake Kerr.
Triumfas Londone – škotas perrašė bėgimo rekordų metraščius | Sportas
Lithuania· 2026-07-19
Hicham El Guerrouj previously held the mile record for 27 years.
cade il muro del miglio
San Marino· 2026-07-19Hicham El Guerrouj is considered a reference on the mile distance and held the world record for 27 years.
Le record du monde du mile d’Hicham El Guerrouj tombe après 27 ans
Morocco· 2026-07-19
Hicham El Guerrouj held the previous world record for the mile since July 7, 1999.
Škot pritekel do prestižnega svetovnega rekorda
Slovenia· 2026-07-19Kerr consigned to history the great Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of three minutes 43.13 seconds.
Josh Kerr makes athletics history by shattering one-mile world record in London – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-07-18The 31-year-old matched retired men's world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj as the only other athlete in history to amass four 1500m titles at the championships.
World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon storms to historic fourth 1500m title in Tokyo
United Kingdom· 2025-09-16
Her fourth world title matched the record held by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, who won the men's event between 1997-2003.
Faith Kipyegon bags fourth women's world 1,500m title
Kenya· 2025-09-16Kipyegon is fancied to win a fourth world 1,500m title and draw level with Moroccan legend Hicham El Guerrouj.
Kipyegon eyes fourth title as Tokyo Worlds beginKenya· 2025-09-12
Hicham El Guerrouj is a legendary figure in Moroccan athletics mentioned in relation to Soufiane El Bakkali's potential achievements.
Diamond League : le pari tactique de Soufiane El Bakkali sur de nouvelles distancesMorocco· 2025-08-17
Hicham El Guerrouj holds the all-time best mile time of 3' 43” 13 set in 1999.
Kypiegon va forte, ma non abbatte la barriera dei 4'San Marino· 2025-06-27
Hicham El Guerrouj held the previous meeting record from 2001.
Ingebrigtsen-konkurrent med enorm tid: Ny årsbeste i verden
Norway· 2025-06-20
The record is currently held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj, at 3min 43.13sec, set in 1999.
Faith Kipyegon eyes firstever women's mile under four minutesKenya· 2025-04-24
Hicham El Guerrouj holds the outdoor world record for the same distance.
Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen knuste verdensrekorden på en engelsk mil: – Enorm prestasjonNorway· 2025-02-13
