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Athletics: Morocco's hicham el-Guerrouj wins world 1500 m title for fourth time in a row
Morocco, Sports, 8/28/2003
Morocco's Hicham El-Guerrouj on Wednesday became the first athlete ever to win the world title of 1500 m for the fourth time in a row.
The Moroccan golden boy, also world record holder of the same distance, made the feat in 3:31.77 in Paris, which currently hosts the 9th world championships in athletics.
El-Guerrouj had won the same title in 1997, 1999 and 2001.
The Moroccan will start on Thursday his quest of a second gold medal in 5000 m, a performance never attempted by an athlete.
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(9/7/2002)
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(8/27/2002)
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(5/28/2002)
Athletics: El-Guerrouj's Choice as Athlete of the Year, an honor for Africa (IAAF chief)
(11/27/2001)
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(11/26/2001)
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(6/30/2001)
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(2/20/2001)
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(1/6/2000)
Morocco's El-Guerrouj Shatters 2,000-m World Record
(9/8/1999)
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