Khalid Khannouchi

Khalid Khannouchi (Arabic خالد خنوشي, Khalid Khan Uschi; born December 22, 1971 in Meknes ) is an American long-distance runner of Moroccan origin. His greatest successes he achieved in the marathon, in which he twice aufstellte world records in 1999 and 2002.

In 1991 he was Moroccan junior champion in cross country and over 3,000 m and 10,000 m.

In 1992 he moved to the United States and in 1993 he won at the Universiade in 5000 -meter run.

In 1995 he learned in a competition Sandra Natal know that was started for the Dominican Republic in the Marathon World Championships in Athletics in 1991 in Tokyo and at the Frankfurt Marathon in 1995 with 2:46:46 the current (as of October 2007) Dominican aufstellte record. Sandra recognized the talent of Khalid and soon became his trainer. The couple married in the fall of 1996.

In 1997, he ran the fastest time until then a debutant at the Marathon route, when he won the Chicago Marathon in 2:07:10. A year later, he finished in the same place the second place, after he had recently erected in New Haven 57:37 a world record in the 20 - km road race.

In 1999 he ran on the route from Chicago with 2:05:42 World Record.

In 2000 he was third in the London Marathon. Shortly thereafter, he received the U.S. citizenship on 2 May 2000. In the fall he won for the third time the Chicago Marathon, this time with the U.S. record time of 2:07:01.

In 2002 he succeeded both to win the London - as well as the Chicago Marathon. The London time of 2:05:38 meant a world record, and with the winning time of Chicago ( 2:05:56 ) he was the first and only to 2008 runners with at least three marathon times under 2:06.

Then it took injuries to create. In 2004 he was fifth at the Chicago Marathon before surgery on the midfoot bones underwent, on account of which he ran a marathon in 2005. In 2006 he finished the London Marathon in fourth place in 2:07:04.

In 2007 he was the elimination race of the USA Track & Field Association for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, which was held in Central Park one day before the New York City Marathon, fourth in 2:12:34.

Khannouchi is 1,66 m tall and weighed about 54 kg competition times. He lives with his wife in Ossining (New York).