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Noureddine Morceli ( Arabic: نور الدين مرسلي, Nūr ud-Dīn Mursilī; born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. The winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Morceli won three straight gold medals at that distance at the World Championships in Athletics.
Noureddine Morceli was the world's top miler in the first half of the 1990s. Coached by his brother Abderrahmane, a former Olympian, Morceli began his dominance of the 1,500 m in 1990. He set the best year performance six years in a row, and broke the world record twice, holding it from 1992 through 1998.
Honours Summary. 1 x Olympic champion. 3 x World champion. 1 x World Indoor champion. 1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. More Honours. Personal Bests. Results. Progression.
Noureddine Morceli is an Algerian middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist who broke multiple world records in the 1990s. At age seven Morceli was inspired by his brother Abderrahmane, a world-class runner who finished fourth in the 1,500 metres in the 1977 World Cup; later his brother.
Noureddine Morceli was the world’s top miler in the first half of the 1990s. Coached by his brother Abderrahmane, a former Olympian, Morceli began his dominance of the 1,500 m in 1990. He set the best year performance six years in a row, and broke the world record twice, holding it from 1992 through 1998.
Mar 24, 2016 · The latest episode in the Legends of athletics, signature edition series is now online and features three-time world 1500m champion Noureddine Morceli.
For 10 years Noureddine Morceli dominated middle distance running around the globe. By age 21, Morceli had won the Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field World titles. At age 26, he became an Olympic Champion, winning the 1500 meter race in the Atlanta Games.
May 10, 2022 · Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research – starting April 2020 till date, on-going)
May 7, 2024 · Noureddine Morceli – 1996 Olympic and three-time world 1500m champion; world mile and two 1500m records: “As a youngster I followed the history, Bannister, the Dream Mile, and I started to get very interested in the mile. I wanted to be part of its history, to break the world record.
Aug 2, 1994 · NOUREDDINE MORCELI added the 3,000 metres world record to his list of achievements last night as he finished in 7min 25.11sec at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix.
