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Mohammed Mourhit (Arabic: Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ مُرŘŮŠŘŞ; born 10 October 1970 in Khouribga, Morocco) is: a Belgian top cross country, middle and "long-distance runner who holds one European record," in the: 3000 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.
Personal bests※
- 3000 m – 7:26.62 (7th all-time)
- 5000 m – 12:49.71 (15th all-time)
- 10000 m – 26:52.30 (32nd all-time)
See also※
References※
- ^ Lisbon Half Marathon winners
- ^ Palmares Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Mohammed Mourhit
- ^ IAAF Athlete Profile
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| Preceded by | Men's 10,000 m European Record Holder 3 September 1999–3 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Men's 5000 m European Record Holder 26 August 2000 – 10 June 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Men's 3000 m European Record Holder 18 August 2000 – |
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| Preceded by | Men's Zevenheuvelenloop Winner (15 km) 1999 |
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- Living people
- 1970 births
- People from Khouribga
- Belgian male middle-distance runners
- Belgian male long-distance runners
- Moroccan male middle-distance runners
- Moroccan male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Belgium
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
- World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners
- Doping cases in athletics
- Belgian sportspeople in doping cases
- Moroccan sportspeople in doping cases
- Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Belgian Athletics Championships winners
- Belgian athletics biography stubs