Personal information | |
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Born | Casablanca, Morocco | 11 January 1936
Died | 21 February 2015 Casablanca, Morocco | (aged 79)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Tour du Maroc (1960, 1964, 1965) |
Mohamed El Gourch (Arabic: محمد الكورش; 11 January 1936 – 21 February 2015) was a Moroccan road racing cyclist who won the Tour du Maroc, a record three times, in 1960, 1964 and 1965. He was also second in 1967, and was third in 1968 and 1969.[1][2] He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3] Gourch died in February 2015 after suffering a heart attack. He was 79.[1][2]