I'm an Algerian and I confirm this message. He's the best.

The last race was in Athens 2004, I remember it very very very very very very well I was very young, I was with my family in Morocco, my father was driving in the motor way and then suddenly everybody stopped there were thousands of Moroccans parking their cars in the motor way, not moving and people outside of their cars standing close to their cars and everybody listening to the radio (it was 2004) The entire country stopped breathing shops closed, empty streets, exactly like during Morocco's matchs in the world cup and I still remember hearing the Moroccan commentator on the radio repeating hysterically "Hicham Lagat Hicham Lagat Hicham Lagat Hicham Lagat Hicham Lagat" in an extremely loud and emotional voice and then said "our hero did it, our legend did it" and burst out in tears like many people in the highway That was one of the moments I will never forget and just few days later, once again, the entire country stopped breathing : it was again Hicham going for the 2nd olympic gold medal at 5000m extremely proud to be Moroccan Long live my country

It's Morocco ladies and gentlemen, the country of the fearless champions who put Africa and the Arab world on the map. Thank you El Guerrouj and Saiid Aouita and Nawal El moutawakil and Nezha Bedouane and Khalid Sekahe.......and..and...

the most elegant runner ever. the way he runs is like poetry . very smooth like a dear .

تحيه كبيره البطل المغربي من ام الدنيا مصر

58 doped have put dislike Hicham Elghetouj a legend شرف المغاربة بطل أسطورة لا مثيل له سوى سعيد عويطة

غزال مشاء الله يجري يضل في الذاكرة صاحب الارقام القياسيه مفخرة للعرب تحيه من اليمن الي البطل الاوولمبي هشام القروج

I was a kid who just started track and field when elguerrouj started dominating the track . I watched all of his races live and it was such a privilege

ستبقى دايما فخر المملكة المغربية وفخر العاب القوى عبر التاريخ

يبقى هشام بطل من ذهب عنوان للصبر و الإرادة و تصميم

أيام الماضي الجميل هشام الكروج الدي أسعد جميع المغاربة تحيا إلى هدا النجم الكبير وكدلك لن

Wow! OOh God, i have not seen such legend Runner Elguerrouge in my life salute to him

Excellent commentator for the 1500m Athens final Maybe it is this "so desperately sough after olympic gold medal" that held his motivation and kept him on the top his entire career ! Great athlete Hicham !

Thank you. This is a fantastic video. It gives me goosebumps and I have watched it many times. I am a lifelong fan of athletics, and of Hicham el Guerrouj, amongst others. His story at the Olympics is a remarkable tale of talent, strength, success, failure, failure again, despair, and then a final incredible victory. Undoubtedly the greatest middle distance runner of all time.

That stride at 4:42 is a thing of beauty and perfection. Masterful.

The GOAT

when this man gave full gas ,some or nowbady cud follow him . miss this days and that man.

legend😳😦👍💪

Poetry in Motion. The fluidity of the way El Guerrouj runs won't be matched for some time.

غزال مغربي يصعب أن يكرره التاريخ لكن إنشاء الله سوف يتكرر

أفضل عداء في تاريخ اللعبة، عداء يحبس الأنفاس، كان لي الشرف مشاهدة فوزك بالمدليات الذهبية في أثينا. كلما شاهدت سباق 1500 متر الأخير لك تدمع عيني :(

My favourite ever!

Can't forget those days. stuck in the memory. Real champion 🏆👍🏆. Bravo Hicham

الكروج أسطورة السباقات العالمية ومن المستحيل ان يجود الزمان بمثله 👑🇲🇦👊 لانه الملك

Silk! Beautiful runner.

In my childhood i used to watch Hicham races , only one time i saw hicham arriving second it was in one of the golden league meetings befor world.champion of paris in 2003. i got to.see hicham.wining 4 world champion in row. as for the olympics in.atalanta 1996 i was 7years old kid i was waiting so badly for.the race but as it.was in USA i couldnt stay awake but while i am sleeping i heard my brothers talking saying Hicham fell. in the morning when i woke up i asked did.hicham wins and before hearing the. response i realised that he did not win from the features of my brother then.i realised that what i.heard was right... Hicham fell in 2000 olympics were in Sidney i couldnt see the game for a reason that i cant remember i.came.back.home at noon time. runing to ask about what hicham did this time, and my mom told me.Hicham didnt win he arrived second. you wont believe how that new turn me so sad and i couldnt believe it . as in my mind hicham.will lose a race only if he fell as in 1996 but he didnt . how did kenyans defeat him summer 2004 . it was time.for the olympics in Athena i was helping our neibours who.were preparing for their daughter wedding but i.was looking at the clock because i.dont want to miss that one . i was aware that its the last olympic race of hicham. you wont believe how the last 100m felt OMG my heart beat fast i never saw hicham in olympics and i.dont wish to see him loosing in his last race but hicham.struggled and beat Lagat and what a shout i did with my brothers . the dream came true Hicham is olympic champion after4 days it was time.for.5000 final and were so relaxed as if we knew that hicham will beat Bekele and the champion did it again as kids we used to love watching cartoon the channel.sometimes tv cuts the cartoon to.show us parliament politician shit and that was the most upsetting thing. but when they cut cartoon for hicham race. we all feel happy we love cartoon but we love hicham we enjoy his race and see him wins then tv brings back cartoon Hicham el guerrouj represent great mememories for our generation we didnt see.said.aouita runing but watching hicham all.these years was great part of our lives hope.morocco stop spending millions.on.Football.instead spending money on.futur champion because we are sure that Athletism is the best for.morocco and not football.

Wonderful compilation, thank you! Lovely to see the Kenyans (especially Lagat) congratulating him. 🏃‍♂️🍾❤️

I was a kid just starting track and field with a dream , I watched all his races live , I never missed one race of his . What a privelage.

The geatest!!!!!

)The very best of the world!!!...I was a smal baby and loved ti watch him .He was amaxog,incredible ...all a show.I am spanish and he ruin sigue Cacho,Reyes Estevez that the were very good but Gerrouj was from other world!!! In that witch at the time run also Morcelli,Kiprot, on 5000m (en Atenas 2004) was certain Bekele all resdy running...El Gerrouj. was the athlestim´s GOAT!!!The number ONE on the track and quite a gentleman!!!..

I was about to die when Lagat passed him in Athens 2004, but thank Allah he made two medals.

He's a legend

The Legend the Myth El G from Morocco the land of the Moors ♥️🇲🇦♥️

From 4:29 minutes....it's all Hicham el Guerrouj! Constantly speeding up the pace to an ultimate limit. The pace went faster and faster. Prior to this race hicham experienced 2 olympic defeats in Atlanta and Sydney and sickness before Athens in 2004. His only credits were his world records and world championships. Hicham knew this was his last chance for olympic Gold and has taken an oath before the match to never hold back. With this mentality hicham pushed himself to the finish, to write history as the greatest Miler in history and place himself with Paavo Nurmi in 1924.

Greatest medium distance runner to date.

ماشاء الله تبارك الله راءع جدا عداء اسطوري بكل مافي الكلمة

His rhythm is mesmerizing.

El G the king!

Hicham le plus grand de tout les temps

The G O A T

El guerrouj is a legend 🥇 .

رغم القيل و القال عن حياته الشخصية لكن يبقى بطل من ذهب

Said Aouita from Morocco, Morceli from Algeria and El Guerrouj from Morocco are making me proud to be from Morocco, arab World and North Africa. Love them all

Thanks to god that we 1980 generations lived their adolescence with such world competitions. We want some new world competitive athletes in Morocco.

Thank you so much for this video.

المغربي من نهار يتولد و هو يجري على لقمة العيش و على الولاد و الاوراق و و و و . حتى يولي عداء

I miss this time's 😭

أسطورة العاب القوى على مر التاريخ

When he kicks I am left in awe

great vid. wish I got chance to watch his race live. El g the GOAT.

Back when they used to have real runners

He's amazing

I believe if my math is correct, his last 800M in the 2004 Olympic 1500M was as fast as the first 700M were.

Hicham, the best of all Time.

H.el.guerrouj best runner in world all time

What a legend

All heart Hicham!

Was a pleasure watching you live and cheering for you Sir

El Guerrouj ran the race that Prefontaine always dreamed of.

رجعتوا لنا أيام العز والدكريات

Entre Sebastian Coe y Hicham El Gerrouj está concentrada toda la grandeza del atletismo.

كنا كنفيقو مع الخمسه باش نتفرجو فيه هههه

Troppo il migliore

رسالة إلى الإتحاد الدولي لألعاب القوى إن لم يتم تحطيم هادا الرقم من وإلى سنة 2030 يجب أن يضع له تكريم يليق بهشام الكروج ❤

a legend

All the best Hicham

God's gift to mankind of middle distance running.... regardless Hicham had to train extremely hard to develop that matchless talent.

doran algerie hicham c'est la fierté de tous les maghrebins

ilove you El gouruoje

Great video

Legend

The best for ever ... THE KING

The best hero and best vedio thanks

That’s about 1.45 for last 800m I am not sure that words “mind blowing” would do the justice. You must be ********* kidding me makes more sense 😂. It’s even hard to compare with Jacob Ingebretson which I totally adore.So different running styles .El Guerrouj stride is enormous comparing the way Jacob runs. I keep watching and watching and watching and still speechless

Magic

mark my words in the next 20 years we will see someone who breaks all the impossible times in running...

is the Legend olimpic 🇲🇦💫☝️

What a great champion

Une légende

🙏🇲🇦🦁👑🦁🇲🇦🙏 Moroccans . Kings du demi fond .

Le roi Hicham II ( 2 d'or) Comme dirait les belges Quel champion ce Hicham !! Quel régal de regarder ses courses !! Hicham est grand !! Hicham est trèèès grand !! Comme dirait Patrick Montel

Bravo hicham

THE GOAT

In the past 20 years (yes 20 years!) only 3 runners have come within 5 seconds of his Mile record. Alan Webb 3.78 seconds away 14 years ago, Souleiman 4.19 seconds away 7 years ago and Kiplagat 4.69 seconds away also 7 years ago. That's it! 20 years, 5 seconds only 3 far away attempts. The longevity of this record is an unmatched record in itself.

😢😢😢the légende hichame 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦👏👏👏👏👏 Hé's the best

What can i say. Blood And Guts!!!

Bravo.bravo hichame

He never give up

Le maitre hicham @@@@@

Even king Bekele cannot beat this guy in 5000m.

The great king

It is a shame what happened to Ngeny he was a such good rival for El Guerrouj.

Great for all the time legends ❤❤❤

The GOAT!

The Best

53, 52 to win the gold. bless him.

El Guerrouj of Morocco not a familiar name but he made up a 20 second gap

Une légende pour l'ensemble de l'humanité pas que pour le MAROC 🇲🇦🦁🇲🇦🦁🇲🇦🦁

الف تحية الى العداء الكبير الذي يرفع العالم الوطني بي جميع انحاء العالم لقاد بكيات مع جميع سباقات هشام ام 2004 اتينا لولا الله لا كونت الان بي المقابرة الحمد الله ربي كتاب لي عمار جديد قلبي كاد ان يسكوت بي سبب سباق 1500 متر وانا كونت اتشوق لي ادهب بعد فشل هشام 1996 و 20000

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