Noureddine Morceli

Noureddine Morceli, 1990 in Rieti

Noureddine Morceli (Arabic: نور الدين مرسلي, DMG Nūr ad - Dīn Mursalī; born February 28, 1970 in Ténès, Chlef Province ) is a retired Algerian middle distance runner. He was Olympic champion and three times world champion once.

Career

His first international success was Morceli 1988 celebrate at the Junior World Championships where he won the silver medal in the 1500 m. In 1990, he presented with 3:32,60 min on the Jahresweltbestzeit. His dominance he set in 1991, when he, on February 28 in Seville an indoor world record ( 3:34,16 min). Only just nine days later, he won on the same track gold at the World Indoor Championships in 1991 over the same distance. In the World Championships in Tokyo Morceli was already as hot favorite and won sovereign.

In early 1992, ran Morceli 2:15,26 min with another indoor world record over 1000 m. That Morceli would win over 1500 meters at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​seemed to be in the run- out of the question. But in the final was run surprisingly slow; in the 800 meter meantime the men were even slower than the women. This was not at the pace that displeased Morceli. On the home straight he was no longer able to accelerate and was only disappointing seventh. He was able to overcome this disappointment quickly and ran a few weeks later with 3:28,86 min an outdoor world record.

At the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart in 1993 of the 1500 -meter run also started quite slow. But this time Morceli could control the race and outclassed the field with a final round of 50.6 seconds. In the same year he exhibited with 3:44,39 min to set a world record in the mile run. In the same year he was chosen by the French sports newspaper L' Équipe World Sportsman of the Year.

In 1994 he won with 7:25,11 min the world record over 3000 m. Inspired by the significant increase of Moses Kiptanuis record, he decided to attack the world record Haile Gebrselassie over 5000 m. In 13:03,85 he failed clearly, but he rejoined the athletics world with a final lap of 51.97 s again in amazement.

A year later, he ran in nine days two more world records: First, he was undercutting Said Aouitas record in the 2000 - meter race in 4:47,88 minutes, after his personal best over 1500 m in 3:27,37 min. At the World Championships in Gothenburg, he defended his title successfully.

In the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Morceli was the favorite to win the 1500 meter course. After his biggest rival Hicham El Guerrouj initially crashed on the last lap, Morceli won superior. At the 1997 World Championships in Athens Morceli was only fourth, in 1999 in Seville he abandoned the race before the last round. His last race was Morceli at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where, however, he failed to win a medal.

Noureddine Morceli was married from 1997 to 2002 with the Swiss long-distance runner Patricia Morceli. He was trained by his older brother Abderrahmane Morceli, in Dakar won the silver medal in the 1500 meters race at the Track and Field Championships Africa 1979.

Personal Best

  • 800 m: 1:44,79 min, July 29, 1991, Annaba
  • 1000 m: 2:13,73 min, 2nd May 1993, Villeneuve d'Ascq Hall: 2:15,26 min, February 22, 1992 Birmingham
  • Hall: 3:34,16 min, February 28, 1991, Seville
  • Hall: 3:50,70 min, February 20, 1993, Birmingham

Awards

On November 14, 2013 Noureddine Morceli was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the World Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF).

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