Hicham El Guerrouj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hicham El Guerrouj

Moroccan former middle distance runner

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1974

Place of Birth: Berkane, Morocco

Profession: long-distance runner, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: ???? ??????, Hishamu l-Karruj; Berber: Hicam El Gerruj, ????? ?? ??????; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner.
El Guerrouj is the current world record holder of the outdoor 1500 meters, mile, and 2000 meters events.
He also held indoor world records for the mile and 1500 meters 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 meters and in the mile.
He is considered by many to be the greatest middle-distance runner of all time.In November 2014, he was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Hall of Fame.