That championship record will always be astonishing to me. What separates Hicham from other middle distance runners of today is his closing speed. He has the natural ability to run sub 56 second laps and kick to a sub 54 on the final lap. It’s honestly unreal what this athlete was able to accomplish, and it’s no surprise that he holds 3 world records that have lasted over 20 years. Imagine what times he would be able to hit if he had the same shoe technology that athletes have today.

@Jack-iu3gt

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t need the shoes he had doping.

@Thomas-fk3cw

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jack-iu3gt Yup. Just sad that people gloss over the doping that was rampant in that era. Imagine if he added super spikes to his doping regimen back then and natural ability.

@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1

2 жыл бұрын

This was the Pre-EPO testing era when they genuinely couldn't detect EPO or blood transfusions the doping most likely was rampant There's a reason endurance WRs went berserk in the 90s

@ethanennis8

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thomas-fk3cw ah yes because no professional runners have doped since

@0wenfox

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he'd beat all the close records including the 3k.

I realize how old I am getting watching this. The footage looks ancient but I was an adult when these races happened. Time is the greatest asset people! Thanks for another amazing upload

What the F*****CK. 3:49 then a 5th lap?? That man is insane, I truly love him. He is so inspirational.

@f2f923

2 жыл бұрын

A 5th lap that was even faster, how is that possible????

@TVmuki

2 жыл бұрын

@@f2f923 The magic of EPO! He doesn't even appear to be suffering.

@AlexM-hm2wb

2 жыл бұрын

@@TVmuki Imagine if they added an any percent run to the Olympics where dopijg is allowed. Just see some stupid times and see how much of a difference these things make.

@midwestnagyfa

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexM-hm2wb honestly I want that. Its surely already there, just let everyone know.

@julesdrums6167

2 жыл бұрын

@@TVmuki Is this confirmed or just like, likely?

Noah Ngeny really pushed Hichaam in that mile. He came so close!!! Just like Lagat in that legendary 1500m

@f2f923

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like Noah should have had received a bonus for also breaking the previous world record.

@f2f923

2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how other than Noah and Hicham no one else has broken Morceli’s previous mile record of 3:44:39

@simonedwards5564

2 жыл бұрын

@@f2f923 EPO IS AN AMAZING DRUG AND WAS UNDETECTED THROUGH OUT THE 90,S TO EARLY 2000,S !!!!

@f2f923

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonedwards5564 that’s good to know

@caseysmith544

2 жыл бұрын

​@@simonedwards5564 I thought the product was not really available for the masses until 1995 and not really used outside Cycling, Race Walkers or the really long XC Ski events until 1998/2000? The Russian athletes were forced to cheat to when asking for a valid visa from the State in Race Walking, Cycling and Ski for years with use of EPO/ other drugs or be sent away never to heard from again probably dead by work to death slave labor or killed.

The fact he smashed the 2000m world record 4 days after running the 2nd fastest time in history over 3000m, defies being human 🤯

@nolanmeara6304

2 жыл бұрын

That’s because he was on PEDs

Hichiam El Guerrouj is the Greatest Miler of all time 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@LEGl1999

Жыл бұрын

And you can make a point that he's in top 5 runners of all time in all distances

Hicham el Guerrouj career is almost like Movie script, full with drama, defeat, disappointment, but somehome Hicham el G. did not give up his Olympic dream. In 1996 :Atlanta Olympics: Falling down in last lap. In 2000 Sydney: losing in the last 50 meter. They only thing that kept him in the olympic race were his World Records & Champions. What Hicham distinguished was his "no-surrender"-Character. He's type guy who is very hard on himself when it comes to training. Talent is not enough. He kept growing with his olympic failures and didn't shrink to blame others. He kept believing, while nobody though that he still had to chance to win 1500m and 5000m in 2004 Athens. Legend...THE GOAT of the mile/1500m.

I did forget about this incredible performance despite getting his autograph in the year 2000. Thanks for this awesome video.

3:49 at the 1600m mark BLOWS my mind 🤯

*What an amazing gift he had;* the speed of a gazelle and the stride of a giraffe; *what a talent.* Thanks TRP; great video spotlight.

Thank you very much for posting this, 23 years later he IS still the best. I will always admire him. Can you imagine an inform Hicham and Jakob these days!?

To set world records in 1999 and which still stand in 2022 is insane! It’s proof how good he was!!

@sergelu

20 күн бұрын

2024

Hicham el Garrouj deserves a Netflix recognition!

I grew up watching him and Lagat fight it out race after race. I used to root for Lagat, but as his career moved towards the end, I grew fond of Hicham. I was so happy when he finally claimed his first Olympic gold.

The most underrated runner ever, he's the GOAT

My favorite athlete..

bro as a person who is from the same city as hicham i can say that we are really proud of him

@yuvalomrad7090

Жыл бұрын

What city?

@makavelihussein2013

11 ай бұрын

​@@yuvalomrad7090Berkane, nord east Morocco

@LynnEdwards-sl7jd

3 ай бұрын

New York City.@@yuvalomrad7090

Hicham El Guerrouj is the greatest middle distance runner ever at least in my opinion and these records amazingly were set before Jakob Ingebrigten was even born but Jakob seems to have the potential to break some of them with the likes of Josh Kerr as competition.

@rossfripp4503

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I am pretty sure Jakob will break his 1500m WR but how much is down to the Dragonfly spikes? They offer a significant advantage over traditional spikes, plus with wavelight technology it helps massively with pacing.

@staceman7981

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I would put money on Jakob to eventually break one or more of El G's world records. His already considerable accomplishments and his tremendous focus and professional approach suggests that Jakob may finish his career as the greatest ever. But for now, that title still belongs to El Guerrouj, and it still may remain his title. Nothing is guaranteed to Jakob.

@alicksasylum

2 жыл бұрын

You have my vote on the 'greatest What is not always mentioned was his ability to wind up the last lap by running each 100m quicker than the previous.

@thewalkingjoke3843

2 жыл бұрын

@@rossfripp4503 shoes - yes, but mostly for longer distances (10k to marathon). Wavelight - no, very few of the insane times we see now has been down to wavelight. These extreme performances are down to many people finally breaking the code with treshold training some years back, and now we finally see the results. Also a lot more organized runnint groups.

@fatifleur4428

Жыл бұрын

Children, do not place bets, especially if the runner is Hisham El Guerrouj the gretaest ever

No one has forgotten about this amazing record

The fluidity in Hicham's will never be short of insane to me

The best ever. Without question.

We were all blessed to see this amazing athlete.

💥 We Didn’t Forget HEG “ The Greatest “💥

I watched all of elguerouj's races live when I was a kid just started running ,what a privilege!

The man is blessed by God

I wish there was HD back then, his performances deserve it. Legend.

One of the best channels on YT

This channel absolutely rocks!!

From a distance runner thank you for covering this

that stride. you literally have to be built for this. light and thin with long and strong legs, insane circulatory system .

He was just the best ever.

Imagine the times he would have ran with the new shoe technology? I mean people are still struggling to come close to his WR times

The 90s was nuts in terms of records and some still STAND. There is only one man on this planet who has a chance that is of course Jakob from Norway.

Amazing athlete and totally dominated middle distance for almost a decade. Absolute legend!

Incredible! Great video

Early for this great analysis.

Spotted my former training partner John mayock in the 2000m

Not all, I saw it in live and as a Moroccan nobody forgot anything about El G

these speedrun videos are getting pretty good

Jacob Ingebrigtsen just smashed it.

He’s a phenomenal runner, absolutely the best of all the times…👍🙏

With or without doping the undisputed 🐐 of the mile. Silky smooth stride pattern and length.

ElG could've gotten the 3000m record but probably would've needed some specific training. That distance was Komen's sweet spot.

@caseysmith544

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, like a 5,000 meter/5 k road type training plan for the race. This is why most top runners are either 1,500 meter & 5,000 meter specialists or strictly 5,000 meter runners who do well when running the 3,000 meter events.

this is so insane 4 laps at 56 seconds.

Great great race, crazy to think this record has been standing for my entire life and then another decade on top of that

We didn't all forget about it.

love the videos

North African dominate this, Aouita, Morcely, Hicham. Ingebritsen can make it now!!

The great Hicham.. Amazing runner...

the goat🇲🇦

Happened again by sofiane al bakali a Moroccan athlete too 🇲🇦

Daniel komen, what a legend.

I personally Believe Noah Ngeny should get just as much Credit for the WR Mile considering he also went below the Former Mile WR

These north africans were ace I remember said aouita then came along el garouj , not many coming from that region at the mo though.

The greatest ever ❤💪💪💪💪

One of the smothist runners ever.

GOAT

Hichem El Guerrouj is a legend

For his mile record he was running at 16.13 MPH HOLY SHIT

All those races in 99 came with a big cost! He was very exhausted and lost the appetite for running at the Sydney Olympics and lost the gold ! Luckily he recovered in 2004 and realised the amazing feat of winning 1500 and 5000 meters. A legendary athlete from my beloved Morocco

He is still legend

Still in awe over that 1k record

the goat

All those historic videos that are about 10 pixels wide by 10 pixels tall.

wow what a jun to sept.the KING

Definitely on the sauce

🔥🔥🔥

who’s here after the pre classic this weekend 👀 first time i’ve seen someone that close. his record might fall soon

I guess I'm weird because this goes along with Usaine Bolt as the most remembered record for me. ..

It will happen again, let me introduce you to an even better athlete Mr. Jakob Ingebrigtsen 😊. Only 22 and by the time he is 25 as Hicham is here, Jakob may have every record on the books from 1500m to 10,000m 😊

@issameddaraoui4849

Ай бұрын

isn't he 24 yrs now ??

Can you do an overlay of Bannister's first sub 4 minute mile vs Guerrouj's World mile record race? I'm guessing the margin would be well over 100 meters but how much more?

what the fuck that 2000m is actually absurd ABSURD

Epic stuff, smashed the 2k record. Gonna be awhile for that to go down.

@SennaMadeF1

9 ай бұрын

It’s gone!

Think if Ingerbritz wants to dominate track distance, he should focus on the 1-3k distances (and those in between).

I like the storytelling, but you might have told us up front that this was about the 2000 meter record...I waited three minutes before I knew what the heck was going on

Wow

I hate sports. All of them. But you, fine sir, is somehow lightning a small ember inside of me with your great narrative over these videos.

*G* *O* *A* *T*

Need a vid on Jonathan jones the longhorn

You may have forgotten it, but don't insult true track fans.

It went unnoticed because 2000 meters isn’t a very common race

The greatest bar none. No one is close. He set the WR in the mile in nearly perfect conditions; good pace setters and Ngeny pushed him and finished with the second fastest mile ever. Imagine, the two fastest times in the mile were in the same race. His WR in the mile and 2K will stand a very long time.

@SennaMadeF1

9 ай бұрын

2k has already gone! Think the mile and 1500m will as well, but has taken a special athlete to do it (JI)

Jus broke today 😢

He ran that 3000m race in Belgium on my 2nd birthday haha

Never say never!

That moment when you peanut butter the apple sauce in the morgue

@Robert_McGarry_Poems

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, cheese...

What's the name of that guy from Norway again?

What year again?

I feel like this video was made in anticipation of Johan breaking this record.

Give him a pair of dragonfly's and he'd be sub 3:40 in the mile

jakob will get that world champs record this year

never say never😈

Were there performances drug enhanced?

@stayontrack

2 жыл бұрын

Probably every WR is drug enhanced

Let me guess this is about the 2k lol

@nc8186

2 жыл бұрын

Even if el g doped he is insane. 99.999% of people couldn't touch him even if they trained like him and doped

@rashid3371

2 жыл бұрын

A natural talent + the dope dude couldn’t be touched

@stayontrack

2 жыл бұрын

@@rashid3371 you forget the most important part which is the hard work and smart training

@rashid3371

2 жыл бұрын

@@stayontrack true although he was probably on something it took hella hard work to get where he was

Any volunteer to clone him?

It's sad that Hicham El Guerrouj never put more dedication into the 3k because he almost would have definitely beat Daniel Komen's WR.

imagine running a 1600 of 3:49... bro i wish

❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦❤️

when his records are broken, i'm certain it will be by someone under 20 years old, to do this all at 25 is astonishing

@yuvalomrad7090

Жыл бұрын

25 is old?

Coe still the only double Olympic champ ever - and the world records

@johnwilson5743

2 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of double Olympic champs. You have to list the particular distance! 800? 1500? 5000? 10,000? (Yes, I know the answer but you need to be specific.)

@kennethlandau5396

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwilson5743 you can’t infer dippy? Pretty ez one