hicham el guruge wins the 1500m final at the athens olympics even after hes passed in the final straightaway, simply amazing...
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@ampluner63418 жыл бұрын
I cried watching him cry of happiness.
@TheWonderStraw5 жыл бұрын
Underrated performance by the portugese runner Rui Silva. the guy was in last place for about 1000m of the race but gathered enough determination and strength to get a medal. Very cool.
@averestless5 жыл бұрын
He indeed ran extremely fast in the last 800m, but performances like these usually appear when the pace of the race is too slow in the beginning (and I wonder why Hicham El Gerrouj had allowed it to be so). Still an outstanding performance. He should have competed in the 800m with that speed.
@gezzarandom9 жыл бұрын
Never was anyone more deserving of an Olympic gold medal than El Guerrouj,you can tell how much it meant to him and how pleased the other athletes were that he finally got it. Also I've seen three of different broadcasts of this race, from the USA, UK and Australia and from what I've seen everyone wanted El Guerrouj to win.
@gezzarandom8 жыл бұрын
Exactly, also it goes to show how tough Olympic gold medals are to win when you think of the greats who, for all their dominance in their event, only won it once, greats like Maurice Greene, El Guerrouj, Sergy Bubka, Carolina Cluft, Michael Johnson (200m, not 400m), Jonathan Edwards, Cathy Freeman, Allan Johnson and Dwight Philips to name but a few.
@gezzarandom8 жыл бұрын
Colin Jackson as well, held the world record for years yet the olympic gold was always out of reach.
@Hamsterman6917 жыл бұрын
I will never know how Nils Schumann beat him in Sydney. Biggest fluke ever!
@TheWonderStraw5 жыл бұрын
especially when you factor in his olympic run 4 years earlier. El Guerrouj got nipped right at the end. Even though he medaled, it was heartbreaking in a way
@boulamanour-eddine44534 жыл бұрын
Il sauver il attendu 8ans pour gagane la maidaille olympiques morcelé ont 96 kinyz 2000 geurout 2004
@Eleuthero511 жыл бұрын
El Guerrouj is such a nice guy that everybody hugged him after the race because unlike so many in-your-face athletes like Usain Bolt, this is a modest, understated human being. That he won the 5000 also was icing on the cake.
@seer16237 жыл бұрын
I agree. I think you can say the same about the Kenyans hugging him while he cried - such a touching moment in sport. I still lose it myself when I watch this 13 years later. They were true gentlemen of the sport.
@hornetguy90632 жыл бұрын
Also great to shake off the "greatest individual athlete to not win gold' moniker. It's been 18 years since he retired and we still haven't had anyone even close to him.
@raregoodds3143 Жыл бұрын
Usain bolt is actually humble in his own way. Say what you want we love bolt's character
6 жыл бұрын
RUI SILVA made third place and I felt soooo proud for my country Portugal
@GeoAce7773 жыл бұрын
Portugal is a beautiful country ;-)
@leonardtoo9853 жыл бұрын
If he was close, he may have won the race. I think he ran the fastest last 400 metres
@mohomar2011 жыл бұрын
هشام الجروج يعني العزيمة والاصرار تحياتي ليك يا بطل من مصر
@Magello9513 жыл бұрын
I like how they all hug each other at the end. No other sport would do that.
@SydneyCarton20857 жыл бұрын
They just shared the kind of pain many athletes have no idea about. That sport is a singular, all out, effort. They hug like survivors.
@tcubed32193 жыл бұрын
Even at high school level i love the respect and support that athletes have for each other in track and field.
@pkelly200919 жыл бұрын
My favourite race ever, never before or since has the winner deserved it so much
@phillipgillespie60984 жыл бұрын
Still gives me goosebumps.
@andywalker90795 жыл бұрын
Remember this like yesterday,amazing finish,shouting like crazy at the tv for Hitcham.
@schafer1816 жыл бұрын
1:46.70 final 800m. enough said.
@sway200016 жыл бұрын
this video has made me cry many times. This is why i love the olympics.
@filipem92474 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva what a comeback on last lap💪Portugal!
@anonfrank5465 жыл бұрын
that was a great race . I loved the close finish . That one guy(Bernard Lagat of Kenya ?) even passed Hicham in the last 50 meters or so but gurage pulled back in front last 25 or so meters . One of the greatest 1500 meters i ever saw
@tjmckenzie4048 Жыл бұрын
This was one of Tom Hammond's finest moments. Such a great call.
@mentalspazms117 жыл бұрын
this is the best 1500 meter race i have seen
@MrLuis856983 жыл бұрын
the heavy the legs feel in those last 100m ..it was just a battle for your life
@pepoconde20713 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva..... faltando una vuelta para el final venia en el ultimo y acelero tanto q llego en TERCER LUGAR ✌👏👏👏
@ahmedramimiadi6443 жыл бұрын
والله الڤروج أسطورة فريدة من نوعها ماتتعاوش في تاريخ ألعاب القوى المغربية تحياتي لك يا بطل من 🇩🇿
@souilamettakni6496 Жыл бұрын
فعلا أسطورة.. استطاع قيادة السباق القوي في اللفتين الأخيرتين.. إنها العزيمة والقوة والإصرار.. الحياة او الموت أخر مشاركة في أثينا أخر أمل.. وكان المبتغى الفوز بالذهب وسطر إسمه في الألعاب ألألمبية بذهبيتين.. هنيئا له وهنيئا للعرب..
@matts80128 жыл бұрын
It was a great win for Hicham. But am I the only only one who noticed Rui Silva who was in second last with one lap to go and then got THIRD. I was watching the clock and Rui ran close to 50 seconds for the last lap. That's just crazy!
@CesarLuisAfonsoDias8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Rui Silva could had won the race if he wasn't so behind in the beginning of the last lap. But I think it was his strategies for the race.
@mohcinemabsoute93238 жыл бұрын
falcon eye view
@zmcs7 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia: "He was the Olympic bronze medalist at Athens in 2004, where he went from last place to third place in less than 400 meters, his last lap being in 51.3 seconds. His last 800 meters of that race were run in 1:46.3, believed to be the second-fastest final 800 metres of any 1500-meter race in history (behind Abdi Bile's 1:46.0 at the 1987 World Championships). "
@jason-jrmccain40627 жыл бұрын
Matt S lol yea i know hes so happy when the race ended
@adamd43906 жыл бұрын
He still lost
@SunsetNova9 жыл бұрын
El G is without doubt the Greatest Middle distance runner of All Time. His 1500m still stands after almost 20 Years!
@19franken958 жыл бұрын
Said Aouita!!
@amethystiumm7 жыл бұрын
Said Aouita is one of a kind.. the guy competed from 800m to 10000m even 3000m S/C.
@aspire775516 жыл бұрын
like ur post but now is another great middle distance runner, he run 800 m, indeed.
@tiriri645 жыл бұрын
In fact, there are two eras in athetics, The amateurs éra and The professional Era . Herb Elliott was The best miler for The first era, and El Guerouj, The best, for The moment, for The second era.
@KryptonitetoallBS Жыл бұрын
Too many rumours with Elg regarding the use of EPO which was untraceable. To improve from a runner who was nowhere compared to runners like Morceli to suddenly taking 5 seconds off his pb and thrashing Morceli is very, very strange indeed 🤔
@runningmarvel12 жыл бұрын
sickest final lap by Rui Silva.
@thomasmckenzie45844 жыл бұрын
Exactly. If you just watch Silva on the last lap, it's pretty stunning. Too bad he wasn't a bit closer when he started his final lap. Would've been crazy.
@leonardtoo9853 жыл бұрын
Silva may have won this
@Ghostface64317 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. He is the true definition of a champion.
@juanfuenteshz10 жыл бұрын
La mejor carrera de 1500m de la historia :D
@wvu05 Жыл бұрын
My vote still goes for Bayi at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
@trackandfieldarchive13 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva's last lap was insane! He was 3rd last at the bell, i remember watching the final with 150m to go that e may win. If he was even mid pack it would have been interesting to see if he would have caught them. He had so much work to do and had to run so wide around everyone. Curious as to what his last lap was.
@76EOLO4 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva's last 400 was 51 seconds 37 hundredths, coming from 11th position
@bcboyr5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rui Silva! I'm proud of you
@fox007bob13 жыл бұрын
Wow...I mean WOW... Solid IRON from the mother land... AFRICA... What a spirit... I know Hicham from home... He had nothing while growing up... living under level poverety... The real breave heart.
@nestor54295 жыл бұрын
The Portuguese Rui Silva did an incredible race. At the beginning of the last round he ran from 10th to the bronze medal. Unbelievable.
@johnburgess724411 жыл бұрын
The final 800 in El Guerrouj's run was faster than his 800-only PR.
@phillipgillespie60986 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ just amazing!! Man just amazing
@nmac12114 жыл бұрын
Great race! Beautiful stride! A 51 second last lap? Ridiculous!!! Great admiration and respect for Lagat and Guerrouj. You can only imagine the amounts of pain they have to go through in training to make the first 3 laps look so effortless.
@MZapatel19753 жыл бұрын
Así lloran los campeones y los genios del deporte!!🙏
@shargal10 жыл бұрын
The best event in that OG. And it's one of the all time.
@iballzerson14 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva ran a 51 second last lap to finish 3rd just behind Lagat and Guerrouj. Look at where he is at the bell! If would have even ran in 3rd last all race, didnt get bumped at about midaway it could have been a huge upset. Woulda, coulda, shoulda.
@sway200017 жыл бұрын
best version of this race on youtube. good job
@talib0319 жыл бұрын
WE have to give the credit to the runner who came up 3rd. He came way from behind
@br3menPT8 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva from team Portugal, amazing bronze indeed :)
@SydneyCarton20857 жыл бұрын
like a rocket
@pegasusdavid13826 жыл бұрын
50.8 the last lap
@adamd43906 жыл бұрын
Theres only 1 winner
@mohammedkhabba52044 жыл бұрын
هدا السباق لم يكن هشام في صحة جيدة إللى ان العامل النفسي والتحدي هو اللدي جعله يفوز بالسباق شكرا البطل قبعة 🌹💕🇲🇦💕🌹
@greatleapforwards4 жыл бұрын
4:13....that is sportsmanship and respect right there
@loginreda17 жыл бұрын
Silva was very smart in this race, he had a very fast 400, probably under 50
@93muss4 жыл бұрын
Très belle course d’Hichem ! Le roi du demi-fond ! Mais quelle course hallucinante de Rui Silva !!!!! 50 secondes le 400😳 !! Dernier à 1 tour de la fin , il rattrape et dépose ses concurrents à une vitesse hallucinante !!! Bravo !
@ScootSkateBmxer14 жыл бұрын
amazing he deserved it i knew he was gonna do well ever since i saw him break the world record for 1600m on 1999 :)
@250txc8 ай бұрын
What a stud move down the straight...
@WillingToPooNvm15 жыл бұрын
amazing race and good sportsmanship
@mentalanime12 жыл бұрын
crazy finish and perhaps one of the greatest 1500 races ever along with sydney
@Johnandvanessa13 жыл бұрын
almost unreal these guys are amazing
@armandorosalestolent5 жыл бұрын
Insisto el 3 lugar bien pudo ser el primero!
@sbtbfanatic14 жыл бұрын
That last 800 meters was unbelievable. The guy who finished third (Silva) might have run the last 800 faster than El guerrouj, as he was pretty far back with two laps to go. Silva was in last with about 550 meters to go.
@cromolandia66962 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva ❤️🇵🇹
@DarrenJButler12 жыл бұрын
One of the best track races ever..
@didousofiane35434 жыл бұрын
كجزائري الكروج اسطورة .... و اللدي لم أفهمه أنه كان غير محظوظ في أوج عطائه خاصة في 2000 و الالومبياد الذي كان مريض قبله بفترة قصيرة 2004 أخذ ذهبيتين ....
@laabimohammedsaad92793 жыл бұрын
حتى عندما تعثرت قدمه بقدم البطل المرسلي .. و قد كان الكل يراهن على فوزه بالذهب .. لكنه سوء الحظ كما ذكرت ..
@chouchoufethi13025 жыл бұрын
Hicham el guerouj est très grand
@galalsari72295 жыл бұрын
هشام القروج بطل اسطوري لن يتكرر
@user-id8kh5fr5p5 жыл бұрын
اي والله
@nittro16 жыл бұрын
I think the phonetic spelling is adequate in every language for his name since the original is in arabic/persian spelling, but the fact is that the French "Guerrouj" spelling became most popular (it might be the second native language in Morocco). For instance in Hungarian it spells "Gerúzs". Same thing goes with russian spelling, they spell English names their way in cyrillic.
@benanastasoff7603 Жыл бұрын
It's crazy that the last 800m of this race was run in 1:46
@Edward2787112 жыл бұрын
They ran the last 100m in about 11-12 seconds..amazing
@javelot800g11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for pointing that out
@djxhdhfhfj70013 жыл бұрын
بطل بامتياز....سلامات ..سلامات...سباق التحدي...
@feystongal2 жыл бұрын
ha costruito tutta la corsa dal esterno ' da favorito'' ha vinto meritatamente'' di forza '' bravissimo ' una delle piu belle corse di tutte le Olimbiade''
@omarkhatib83626 жыл бұрын
"Estevez had one hair in the semi-final" :')
@SaidHakou9 жыл бұрын
Why do I cry whenever I watch this !?
@seer16236 жыл бұрын
I do too. It’s Hicham’s open display of emotion and the sincere congrats from his competitors that gets me. Imagine, Lagat’s just had his heart broken yet he and his compatriot are hugging the sobbing El G. as if they were pulling for him all along. Such touching sportsmanship.
@djxhdhfhfj70014 жыл бұрын
برافو الكروج...سباق التحدي بطل بامتياز
@hanakejason8 жыл бұрын
which pixel is guruge
@k2a7228 жыл бұрын
涙無くして見れない。エルゲルージは伝説だ。 ラストラップが51秒台...信じられない。
@SydneyCarton20857 жыл бұрын
For sure
@paintballx2008x16 жыл бұрын
they make it look so easy!
@mohamadhomede83574 жыл бұрын
وأحلى هشام الكروج شي بيرفع الراس
@cigerweed13 жыл бұрын
the 2 people who dislike this clip must be bernard lagat's parents
@alansamuel24545 жыл бұрын
They are good friends but strong rivals. You wouldn't understand, an athlete that always gets second best would be pretty grouchy. Anyway I think Lagat was glad to be part of most of Guerouj's legendary races and career over the years.
@galalsari72295 жыл бұрын
الجاكوار يجري صعب صعب هشام الكروج اسطورة لن تتكرر
@inlimideals12 жыл бұрын
He also ran the 5000m for the first time in his career and won in the same afternoon!! That's two hard to get Olympic golds also he holds the record over 6 seconds better than that race!
@armandorosalestolent6 жыл бұрын
Rui Silva pudo ganar, pero cedió mucho desde la salida!
@ezhilnilavan314 жыл бұрын
el....... great .......great run
@BadriTouzene12 жыл бұрын
the guy in the green shorts beasted that last 200
@Supertramp196615 жыл бұрын
What a race!!!
@ezhilnilavan315 жыл бұрын
the great run of el
@GeoAce7773 жыл бұрын
less than 3 seconds separated 1st-8th must be a record in itself 😗
@sokha32615 жыл бұрын
My god the are flying in the last lap!
@NafeesLACC15 жыл бұрын
wow just wow.
@mohammedgarouj13183 жыл бұрын
تحية لجميع ابطال المغاربة ✌🇲🇦
@CandelabroCustoms9 жыл бұрын
Monstro!!!!!
@xxxDAPROBLEMxxx14 жыл бұрын
nice quality
@ZinaVlog15 жыл бұрын
MANIFIC HICHAM BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOO
@xcrunner00011 жыл бұрын
anybody else not getting sound from this video? Awesome video quality though!
@kiwibooth16 жыл бұрын
i agree it was pretty impresive for rui silva from 2nd to last up to get the bronze medal. but el guerrouj the best!!!!
@overprotak17 жыл бұрын
Hicham El Guerrouj COOOOOOOL!XD
@cesarmonteiro44249 жыл бұрын
What about the fucking race by the portuguese?!!! 10 more metres ans he would have been olimpic champion... This is by far and i mean by far the biggest achivement of portuguese sport...may God bless Rui Silva...
@porlearktuy46219 жыл бұрын
Cesar Monteiro He actually could've won but he was playing a bit too conservatively that race. If he was up there, he definitely would've been the dark horse to win it all.
@lisaz93079 жыл бұрын
Cesar Monteiro Well... the race was NOT 10 meters longer. He ran a good race, but it was third best. Still a nice result.
@tonydiaz25418 жыл бұрын
+Cesar Monteiro Bet to differ with portuguese Carlos Lopes. 3 time winner of the IAAF World XC Championships and Olympic Gold in the marathon.
@cryo92167 жыл бұрын
Cesar Monteiro, you're delusional. Silva was losing ground on El Guerrouj and Legat the entire last 100 meters.
@carlmorrow16007 жыл бұрын
Cesar Monteiro no he wouldn't have
@miltondemagnifique14 жыл бұрын
@iamreally9 yeah, it's a great race to come back and look at every few months or so.
@paulsolon6229 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Hicham loses race, then wins it
@zacpiya5 жыл бұрын
El Guerrouj the gold, Lagat the silver, and Silva the bronze
@bootymanager15 жыл бұрын
El G proved himself the greatest of all time. No way Coe or Ovett or Cram or Morceli would've stayed with him.
@davearbuthnut2416 жыл бұрын
You're probably right, but... Guerrouj is running 15-20 years later than those guys, where sports training and science has improved. And I love the way Coe esp. just flowed rather than ran.
@707x70713 жыл бұрын
1:46 for the last 800!! Are you kidding me??
@aceconfetti11 жыл бұрын
wow, that's like a 400m time for most people!
@nathanloersch477411 жыл бұрын
I as well!
@KryptonitetoallBS Жыл бұрын
Too many rumours with Elg regarding the use of EPO which was untraceable. To improve from a runner who was nowhere compared to runners like Morceli to suddenly taking 5 seconds off his pb and thrashing Morceli is very, very strange indeed 🤔
@zzysomanyxszz12 жыл бұрын
@stephenmegos i dont need to it was electronicly timed at a trial...
@Phatomrunner13 жыл бұрын
The most incredible last 800m ever, that time of 1:46 would probably make the olympic 800 final!
@fabiaanovski13 жыл бұрын
vaya final,
@waxwax87814 жыл бұрын
What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
@sokha32612 жыл бұрын
@Magello95 They do in women's tennis.
@MagtheBlack11 жыл бұрын
I got out of my seat
@okonh0wp14 жыл бұрын
i like the camaderie too
@swimm4ever16 жыл бұрын
me to. i'm moroccan as well, and if anyone knows his story, you would understand