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47-574: Lorenzo Lazzari (born 23 August 1974) is a former Italian male middle-distance runner who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade . Lazzari won four national titles at senior level. In add of this in 1998, establishing his Personal Best with 3:37.00 in 1500 metres , he had reached the 24th place in the seasonal world lists. He also participated at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships at individual senior level. He won 5 national championships at individual senior level. Middle-distance running Middle-distance running

94-525: A 4:06.20 1600m in her 2023 world record mile of 4:07.64. This length of middle-distance race, 1,760 yards (1,609.344 m), is very common in countries that do not use the metric system , and is still often referred to as the " Blue Riband " of the track. When World Athletics (then known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation) decided in 1976 to recognize only world records for metric distances, it made an exception for

141-469: A longer distance. Like other middle-distance races, it evolved from the 600 yard race. The 600 m is also used as an early season stepping stone by 800 m runners before they have reached full race fitness. Johnny Gray (United States) holds the record for men: 1:12.81 set at Santa Monica on 24 May 1986. Caster Semenya (South Africa) holds the women's record: 1:21.77 set at Berlin on 27 August 2017. The 800 m consists of two laps around

188-423: A metric track is to run the additional 9.344 meters before starting the first marked 400-meter lap. Many tracks, especially high-level tracks, will have a waterfall starting line drawn 9.344 meters back for this purpose. Otherwise, on a metric track, there will be a relay zone 10 meters before the common start/finish line, frequently marked by a triangle pointed toward the finish. In many configurations, that triangle

235-550: A relatively poor start to the 2004 season that included slow times and an 8th-place finish in a 1500-metre race in Rome, El Guerrouj entered both the 1500 metres and the 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece. Only 20 days before the Olympic final, 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Bernard Lagat ran the fastest 1500 m in 2004 (3:27.40), narrowly defeating El Guerrouj (3:27.64) at

282-402: A standard 400 m track and has always been an Olympic event. It was included in the first women's track programme in 1928 but was suspended until 1960. David Rudisha ( Kenya ) is the current recordholder: 1:40.91, London, 9 August 2012. Jarmila Kratochvílová ( Czechoslovakia ) set the current women's record: 1:53.28, Munich , 26 July 1983. The 880-yard (804.67 m) run, or half-mile,

329-472: A standard 400 m track, this event is typically run only in American high schools , along with the 1600 m. It is colloquially called the "two-mile", as the distance is only 18.688 metres shorter. In college, the typical runner of this event would convert to the 5,000-metre run (or potentially the 3,000-metre run during the indoor season). In most eastern American high schools, colleges, and middle schools, this event

376-400: A time of 3:26.00. With an average pace of 54.93 seconds per lap, this record still stands today, and is the first performance in the 1500 m where the pace averaged under 55 seconds per lap. In 1999, also in Rome, El Guerrouj broke the world record in the mile set by Morceli in 1993, with a time of 3:43.13, completing the first 1500 metres in 3:28.21. Noah Ngeny of Kenya, who ran second,

423-443: Is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner . El Guerrouj is the current world record holder for the 1500 metres and mile , and the former world record holder in the 2000 metres . He is the only man since Paavo Nurmi to win a gold medal in both the 1500 m and 5000 metres at the same Olympic Games . El Guerrouj is widely regarded as the greatest middle-distance runner in history and, as of October 2024, still holds six of

470-411: Is about half a meter wide, making its point extremely close to the mile start line, which would be slightly less than two feet from the marked relay zone (the widest part of the triangle, or line). When converted down to 1600m, Hicham El Guerrouj ran an equivalent of a 3:41.83 1600m in his 1999 world record mile of 3:43.13. Likewise, when converted down to 1600m, Faith Kipyegon ran an equivalent of

517-442: Is believed to be the fastest man at this distance: 2:44.75, Rieti, 2002. This distance is short of three quarters of a mile (1,320 yards or 1,207m) by about 7 metres. Also known as the metric mile, this is a premier middle-distance race, covering three and three-quarters laps around a standard Olympic-sized track. In recent years, races over this distance have become more of a prolonged sprint, with each lap averaging 55 seconds for

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564-428: Is held by Noah Ngeny ( Kenya ) (2:11.96, Rieti , 5 September 1999), while Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) set the women's record (2:28.98, Brussels , 23 August 1996). See also 1000 metres world record progression . Three laps. A distance seldom raced on its own, but commonly raced as part of the distance medley relay . There are no recorded world records or world bests. However, Hicham El Guerrouj ( Morocco )

611-450: Is the official distance for this range of races in US high schools . While this race is rarely run outside high school and collegiate invitational competitions, it has been held at the international level. The 1500 m, however, is the most common distance run at the college and international levels. The final leg of a distance medley relay is 1600 metres. An accurate way to run an actual mile on

658-470: Is the women's world record holder, with her time of 5:19.70, ran in 2024. The 2000m is not an official world record event indoors. Truly on the borderline between middle and longer distances, the 3000 m (7.5 laps) is a standard race in the United States. Between 1983 and 1993 it was a world championship event for women at the outdoor World Athletics Championships and Olympics . The 1984 Olympic race

705-439: Is unique in that it typically requires attributes found in both sprinters and long-distance runners, including combinations of both footspeed and aerobic endurance . Middle-distance racing is commonly reported to be a highly intense physical experience, requiring large amounts of anaerobic exertion from the body. A very uncommon middle-distance event that is sometimes run by sprinters for muscle stamina training. This

752-429: Is usually considered a long-distance event, depending on the region. It is the longest track distance run in most high school competitions. Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran an equivalent of a 7:51.35 3200m in his 2023 world best of 7:54.10 in the two mile run. Meseret Defar ran an equivalent of an 8:55.45 3200m in her 2007 world best of 8:58.58 in the two mile run. This length of long middle-distance or short long-distance race

799-499: The 1500 metres final , El Guerrouj received a call from King Hassan II , then the King of Morocco . Hassan II said to El Guerrouj: "Do not cry. You are a champion in the eyes of the Moroccan people." In response to this call, El Guerrouj later reflected: "After the call by His Majesty, it was another el-Guerrouj who was born. 'There is no similarity to the el-Guerrouj before this call and

846-606: The 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. In 1996 after setting a new personal best in the 1500 metres of 3:29.59 in Stockholm , he was considered one of the favourites for the Olympic gold . El Guerrouj competed in his first Olympic Games in 1996 at Atlanta . Running the 1500 metres final, as he was moving into position to challenge for the lead, he fell with 400 m to go and finished last in 12th place. He had been expected to challenge

893-503: The 2001 and 2003 World Championships and came close to breaking his own 1500 m record in Brussels in 2001 with a time of 3:26.12. He also won 3 consecutive IAAF Golden League prizes in 2001, 2002 and 2003. He was the only middle distance athlete to produce the winning streak necessary to be entitled for a share of the jackpot of 50 kilograms (1,608 troy ounces) of gold (2000–2002) or US$ 1 million (1998–1999, 2003–present). As of 2011 he

940-508: The Weltklasse Zürich meet on August 6. On August 24, in the final straight of the Olympic 1500m final, El Guerrouj beat Lagat by 0.12 seconds, winning the gold medal. In the finale, entering the home straight El Guerrouj led, only to be overtaken by Lagat- and then El Guerrouj re-took the lead a few strides from the line. Four days later, El Guerrouj won the 5,000 m final with a time of 13:14.39, preventing Kenenisa Bekele from achieving

987-717: The World Athlete of the Year award three times, and in November 2014, was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Hall of Fame . Born in Berkane , Hicham El Guerrouj comes from a family of farmers. He initially pursued soccer and basketball in his sporting endeavors, but his spark in the sport of athletics came at the age of 13, when a local coach recognized his talent and encouraged him to pursue

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1034-480: The four-minute barrier was Englishman Roger Bannister at Oxford in 1954. The current record holders are Hicham El Guerrouj ( Morocco ) (3:43.13, Rome, 7 July 1999) and Faith Kipyegon ( Kenya ) (4:07.64, Monaco, 21 July 2023). The men's world record is held by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen , who ran a time of 4:43.13 in 2023, beating the previous record held by Hicham El Guerrouj ( Morocco ) (4:44.79, Berlin, 7 September 1999). Jessica Hull of Australia

1081-470: The 10 fastest times ever run in the 1500 m as well as seven of the 15 fastest times in the mile. He, along with Jakob Ingebrigtsen , are the only two men in history to have both broken 3:27 in the 1500 m and 3:44 in the mile. El Guerrouj remains the only man in history to have broken 3:27 in the 1500 m more than once, having done so five times. He won a gold medal in the 1500 m at the 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , and 2003 World Athletics Championships . He won

1128-509: The 2004 Olympics and announced his retirement on May 22, 2006. His sporting career is marked by numerous recognitions such as the award for humanitarian effort from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) , which he received in 1996. He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador . El Guerrouj was named IAAF World Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003 after remaining unbeaten in more than 20 races, becoming

1175-621: The 5000 m/10000 m distance double, last achieved by Ethiopian Miruts Yifter in 1980 Moscow Olympics . El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win both 1500m and 5000m titles in the same Olympics, previously achieved only by the " Flying Finn " Paavo Nurmi in 1924. On 16 May 2005, El Guerrouj was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year . Having fulfilled his sporting ambitions & due to injuries from his years of high intensity training, El Guerrouj never competed internationally again after

1222-565: The World Athletics Heritage Mile Night in Monaco, which was organized by Sebastian Coe . In 2024, reflecting on the differences between the mile and 1500 metres, El Guerrouj stated the following: "My favourite is 1500m. It's part of my heart. I competed in it a lot and I know every metre of this race. The mile is completely different. If you are not strong physically and mentally, you cannot run it well." El Guerrouj attended

1269-513: The distance's world record is not tracked by the International Olympic Committee. Meseret Defar ( Ethiopia ) is the fastest woman: 8:58.58, Brussels, Belgium , 14 September 2007. Another race is only run in high school or Master meets. The typical specialist in this event would move up to the 3000-metre steeplechase in college. A 3,000-metre steeplechase is a distance event requiring greater strength, stamina, and agility than

1316-449: The el-Guerrouj right now." On 27 September 2003, El Guerrouj married Najoua Lahbil. They have a daughter named Hiba. El Guerrouj is an admirer of Roger Bannister , whom he considers to be his "spiritual father". El Guerrouj met Bannister in 2000, and attended a 70 year anniversary event of Bannister's first sub-four minute mile on 6 May 2024 in Oxford, England . In 2019, he also attended

1363-526: The first man to win the award in consecutive years. He was also named best athlete of the year by the athletics journal Track and Field News in 2002. In 2003, he was elected as a member of the IAAF Athletes Committee. On September 7, 2004, El Guerrouj was decorated with the "Cordon de Commandeur" by King Mohammed VI of Morocco . In the same year, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Awards . He

1410-719: The flat 3,000-metre event. This is because athletes are required to jump over five barriers per lap, after a flat first 200 m to allow for settling in. One barrier per lap is placed in front of a water pit, meaning that runners are also forced to deal with the chafing of wet shoes as they race. The world records are held by Lamecha Girma ( Ethiopia ) (7:52.11, Paris . 9 June 2023) and Gulnara Samitova (Russia) (8:58.81, Beijing, 17 August 2008). [REDACTED] Media related to Middle-distance running at Wikimedia Commons Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj ( Arabic : هشام الݣروج ; Berber languages : ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⵍⴳⵔⵔⵓⵊ , romanized:  Hisham El Gerruj ; born 14 September 1974)

1457-476: The mile, and records are kept to this day. Historically, the mile took the place that the 1500 m has today. It is still raced on the world-class level, but usually only on select occasions, like the famous Wanamaker Mile , held annually at the Millrose Games . Running a mile in less than four minutes is a famously difficult achievement, long thought impossible by the scientific community. The first man to break

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1504-432: The more tactical middle-distance track events. The distance is often witness to some of the most tactical, physical races in the sport, as many championship races are won in the final few metres. At exactly four laps of a normal 400 m track, this distance is raced as a near replacement for the mile (it is, in fact, 9.344 m, about 30.6 feet, shorter; however, it is still colloquially referred to as "the mile"). The 1600 meters

1551-482: The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics , and was also a torchbearer. He also attended the 2024 Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on 13 September, where he greeted Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the finish line of the 1500 m. The following table includes El Guerrouj's personal best times as published by the IAAF: As of 22 September 2024, El Guerrouj holds the following 25 track, or facility, records; that is,

1598-470: The sport. According to El Guerrouj, his urban upbringing and close proximity to a sports stadium allowed him to watch athletics competitions often, fueling his passion for running. El Guerrouj's first international triumph was at age 18, when he came third in the 5000 metres of the 1992 Junior World Championships in Seoul, behind Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and Ismael Kirui of Kenya . A year later, he

1645-559: The standardized test events as part of the President's Award on Physical Fitness . In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Martin McGrady , who had minimal success at longer or shorter races, made his reputation, set world records and drew many fans to arenas to watch him race elite competitors, including Olympians, at this unusual distance. This middle distance length is rather uncommon and is mainly run by sprinters wishing to test their endurance at

1692-593: The start of the 1997 season, starting with a 1500 m record of 3:31.18 at the Sparkassen Cup , which was not beaten until 22 years later, in 2019 by Samuel Tefera . He also set a new indoor world record of 3:48.45 in the mile run at the Indoor Flanders meeting a few weeks later, which stood until Yomif Kejelcha bettered the mark in 2019. In 1998 in Rome , El Guerrouj broke Morceli's 1500 m world record (3:27.37) with

1739-520: The world record holder and three-time World champion , Noureddine Morceli . One month later, at the Grand Prix final in Milan, El Guerrouj became the first runner to defeat Morceli over 1500 m in four years. In the following years, El Guerrouj became the only middle distance runner to win four consecutive world titles in 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , and 2003 . El Guerrouj set two world indoor records at

1786-474: The world record performance by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco : 3:26.00 on 14 July 1998 at Rome (two 1:50 min 800 m performances back to back). Thus, speed is necessary, and it seems that the more aerobic conditioning , the better. Faith Kipyegon from Kenya holds the women's world record: 3:49.04 set in Paris on 7 July 2024. This is a difficult distance at which to compete mentally, in addition to being one of

1833-430: Was 3,520 yards (3,218.688 m). Historically, the two-mile took the place that the 3000 m and the 3200 m have today. The first man to break the four-minute barrier for both miles was Daniel Komen ( Kenya ) at Hechtel, Belgium on 19 July 1997 in a time of 7:58.61. The current world record in the two-mile is held by Jakob Ingebrigtsen , who ran 7:54.10 in the 2023 Paris Diamond League meet on 9 June 2023, although

1880-501: Was a member of the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission from 2004 to 2012. Hicham El Guerrouj is today an Ambassador for Peace and Sport , a Monaco -based international organization, as well as a member of its "Champions for Peace" club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport. During the 1996 Summer Olympics , after his devastating fall in

1927-403: Was a popular distance, particularly indoors, when imperial distances were common. In the era of wooden 11 lap to a mile tracks (common prior to metrication), this was one lap longer than a quarter-mile. In 1882, American Lon Myers set what was then a world record at 600 yards (548.64 m), running it in 1:11.4. The event was a common event for most American students because it was one of

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1974-606: Was also under the previous world record with a time of 3:43.40, which remains the second place world record to this day. This was the first time in over 40 years that two men had bettered the mile world record in the same race, neither of which have been broken in a quarter of a century. Later that season he set a new world record over 2000 m in Berlin at 4:44.79, bettering the previous mark set by Morceli by more than three seconds, that has since been broken by Jakob Ingebrigtsen , who ran 4:43.13 in 2023. In 1999 El Guerrouj also ran what

2021-647: Was famous for the controversial collision between Mary Decker and Zola Budd . The race has been a fixture at the World Athletics Indoor Championships since its inception in 1985 as the longest race for both men and women. This race requires decent speed, but a lack of natural quickness can be made up for with superior aerobic conditioning and race tactics. The records at this distance were set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( Norway ) (7:17.55, Silesia , 25 August 2024) and Junxia Wang (China) (8:06.11, Beijing, 13 September 1993). At exactly eight laps on

2068-534: Was the #2 man on the Moroccan team at the World Junior Cross Country Championships . In 1994, he was a member of the Moroccan team in the 1994 IAAF World Road Relay Championships , which won the race in world record time. El Guerrouj rose to international prominence in the mid-1990s with near-record times in the 1500 metres and mile. At the age of 20 he finished second in the 1500 metres to then world record holder Noureddine Morceli at

2115-482: Was the forebear to the 800 m distance and has its roots in competitions in the United Kingdom in the 1830s. This distance is not commonly raced, though it is more common than the 500 m event is for sprinters. This is commonly raced as an indoor men's heptathlon event, or as an indoor high school event. In 1881, Lon Myers set what was then a world record at 1000 yards, running it in 2:13.0. The men's record

2162-452: Was the only athlete to have won it three times in a row. In 2003, El Guerrouj set a personal best of 12:50.24 in the 5000 metres , which is the 26th fastest ever in the event. Later in the year, at the World Track & Field Championships , he finished a close second to Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge in the 5000 metres, adding a silver to the gold he had previously won in the 1500 metres. After

2209-475: Was then the second fastest 3000 m ever in Brussels , with a time of 7:23.09. At the Sydney Olympics , El Guerrouj was favourite to take gold but finished second in the 1500 metres, behind Noah Ngeny , a talented Kenyan runner at the peak of his career who had run as El Guerrouj's pacemaker when El Guerrouj ran his 1500m world record in Rome in 1998. El Guerrouj successfully defended his 1500 m title in

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