Noureddine Morceli

Noureddine Morceli
Personal information
Born (1970-02-28) 28 February 1970 (age 54)
Ténès, Algeria
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Algeria
SportTrack
Event1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres: 1:44.79[2]
1500 metres: 3:27.37[2]
Mile: 3:44.39[2]
3000 metres: 7:25.11[2]
5000 metres: 13:03.85[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Tokyo 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Gothenburg 1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Seville 1500 m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 Sudbury 1500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Narbonne 1500 m

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. He set world records in the 1500 m, mile, and 3000 metres.

In international competition, Morceli was twice the gold medallist in the mile at the Goodwill Games (1994 and 1998), the Arab champion in the 1500 m in 1988, the Millrose Games champion in the mile in 1992 and 1993, the 1500 m winner at the 1994 IAAF World Cup, and the overall champion in the 1994 IAAF Grand Prix series. He was Algerian national champion in the 1500 m in 1989.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noureddine Morceli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e IAAF. "Athlete profile for Noureddine Morceli".