Mohammed Mourhit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mohammed Mourhit

athlete

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1970

Place of Birth: Khouribga, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mohammed Mourhit (Arabic: ???? ???????) (born 10 October 1970 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m.
He is also a former European 10000 m record holder.
He won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in the 5000 metres and a silver medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 3000 metres behind Hicham El Guerrouj.
Mourhit was also a two-time winner of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the long course in 2000 and 2001.
He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1997.He earned the Belgian citizenship in 1997 by marriage.
He competed in Lotto Cross Cup cross country meetings and won the domestic series in 1996–97 and 1997–98.He was suspended for the use of EPO in 2002.
He returned to competition in 2004, after seeing his ban reduced, and qualified for the World Championships in Helsinki 2005.He holds the fastest non-winning time for the 3000 metres.
In Monaco on 18 August 2000, he ran 7:26.62, coming second to Ali Saïdi-Sief.
No other man has broken 7:27 and come second.