No. 20,758 in the Index · Sport
Hicham El Guerrouj
Moroccan middle and long distance runner.
The record
Hicham El Guerrouj is a Moroccan middle and long distance runner. Born on 14 September 1974 in Berkane, Guerrouj is 52.
Honours include Bislett medal, Princess of Asturias Award for Sports and L'Équipe Champion of Champions, among 6 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 48 languages, Hicham El Guerrouj is No. 20,758 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 14 September 1974, Berkane (age 52)
- Country
- Morocco
- Known as
- Long-distance runner, middle-distance runner, runner
- Field
- Sport
- Height
- 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Wikipedia editions
- 48
Did you know
14 Sep
Shares a birthday with Leo XIV and Dmitry Medvedev.
4
One of 4 people in the Index born in Berkane, with Abbas El Fassi.
48
Has a Wikipedia article in 48 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Bislett medal2000
- Princess of Asturias Award for Sports2004
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions2004
- Commander of the Order of the Throne2004
- IAAF Hall of Fame2014
- Honorary doctorate of Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France2024
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