1999 IAAF World Athletics Championships - Men's 1500m Final

[@sergelu]

"He is the world record holder over the 1500m, he is the word record holder over the Mile"... 25 year later, he still is!!!!

[@Jandilla4567]

El mejor medio fondista de la historia!simplemente espectacular!

[@Acura1NSX]

El Guerrouj possesses ungodly speed... what a beautiful runner, truly the greatest middle distance runner ever.

[@PaulWashington..]

El G and Komen. Best ever.

[@LEGl1999]

El G and everyone else

[@APBCTechnique]

Jakob Ingebretson will be the next WR in the 1500m to knock EL G off top pole

[@LEGl1999]

@@APBCTechnique It's been said fo 4 years he's gonna break it but he doesn't seem to do it 😂😂😂😂

[@yassinerajawi283]

@@PaulWashington.. ههههههههه

[@sympaticoo1]

There will never be another el guerrouj . The best ever to set foot on track .. along with other greats of course

[@gopy5520]

Right

[@slick7472]

I agree his world record may never ever be beaten

[@medsimo3681]

The best of all time

[@simonedwards5564]

@@medsimo3681 SEBASTIAN COE!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER FORGET THE ONLY TWICE OLYMPICS CHAMPION OVER 1500M!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAYYEEEÈEÈ!!!!!!!!!

[@ML-qj4lw]

@@simonedwards5564 3:26:00 . Just do it . 🇲🇦

[@mohammedkhabba5204]

سبحان الله كيف كان يعدو هدا الغزال ما شاء اللة 💕🇲🇦💕🇩🇿💕

[@chilloutvibesforyou]

Probably one of the best 1500m races I have ever witnessed. I remember watching it live.

[@oujdishinoui116]

@الشريف الادريسي الاصبهاني 1999: The best pace 2004: The best race.

[@chilloutvibesforyou]

@الشريف الادريسي الاصبهاني Yes very good race

[@Worldpeaceforeverremains]

I have only missed 2 races out of his entire career, I have watched him live 99.999999% of the time.

[@dimandim390]

​@@Worldpeaceforeverremains😊 😊😊

[@backfromthetrack]

I'm not talking about Hicham, I'm talking about the rest of the world. The speed they are running at is an all out sprint for 95% of the world. For Hicham this probably feels like a relaxed sprint.

[@badrhari3619]

تحية خاصة للعداء عادل الكوش...لقد قام بدوره على اكمل وجه..ماشاء الله...نكران الذات وحب الوطن

[@Samid-shawky]

الشرق كما عود يبد فقط الرجال و الأبطال و تحيا المغرب و الجزائى ديما بركان

[@القر-ط8ض]

في هدا السباق كان من الممكن ان يحسن من الرقم العالمي 3:26 لولا تباطه وفرحته بالفوز في الامتار الاخيرة...شكرا هشام عشنا معك افضل الاوقات لن تنسى ابدا تحياتي

[@الفتىالذهبي-س1ص]

صحيح والله كان يدير 3:24:00

[@hamzaprince5754]

لا كان بعيدا

[@SunsetNova]

El G is a living Legend!

[@SirPeter6464]

Are you taking his pulse while typing? 🤣

[@YoussefHassan369]

افضل سباقات بطولة العالم عبر التاريخ....توقيع الاسطورة هشام الكروج

[@rachiddrachiddd4472]

في الأمتار الأخيرة دخل ببطء كان سوف يحقق رقم ممتاز

[@achrafhi7857]

@@rachiddrachiddd4472 نعم👍

[@Worldpeaceforeverremains]

توقيع الإمبراطورية المغربية.

[@mohammedkhabba9830]

فعلا ملاحظة في محلها لولى فرحته بالنصر لحطم رقمه القياسي .ومع دالك بطلا من دهب ❤🇲🇦❤

[@laatirisnizar4347]

Aouita, Elguerrouj des légendes qui ont gravé leur noms dans l'histoire de l'athlétisme avec des grands palmarès et qui ont honoré le peuple marocain. Merci donc à ces deux champions.

[@freedomsociety9890]

ما شاء الله وذكريات جميله 🌹💪⁦🇪🇬⁩

[@rafik9939]

TURBEU 🇩🇿🇪🇬🇲🇦

[@صلاح-م5غ]

نتحدث عن الكروج ونسينا العمل الجبار و العطيم الدي كان يقوم به الكوش التتويج الكروج شكرا لك عادل على وطنيتك

[@mohamedali942]

أنت ذكي قليل لغايلاحظ هاذ الملاحظة

[@nourdaniel2437]

Mohamed Ali واضحة اخي لكل متابع للعدو سيلاحظ انا الكوش عمل دور الارنب ليس للمنظمين لكن لابن وطنه

[@rachiddrachiddd4472]

@@nourdaniel2437 فعلا لاكن الكروج دائما في الموعد والتوقيت كذالك قوي بطل اسطوري بالنسبة لهذه المسافة سيطر لسنوات موهبة ومجتهد في التدريبات كما قال دات مرة من أراد تحطيم رقم 1500عليه أن يرى الموت

[@Sargebri]

Now this was a race. Normally when it comes to major championships like the worlds or the Olympics you have three slow laps with the sprint on the last lap. However, this was a race from the start and didn't end with the kickers winning on a last lap burst. I wish more distance races were like this.

[@MohamedTaha-jp5if]

You are right Brian. This is the Real 1500m even when El guerrouj lost in Sydney Behind Ngen. That was because the pace was a little slow 3:32 which is by the way the Olympic record. El guerrouj never lost a race with a fast pace

[@HamishGarland]

In Sydney El Guerrouj was let down by his teammate dropping the pace in the second lap.

[@oscarlasaosavalencia6450]

Hicham el mejor atleta de medio fondo de todos los tiempos

[@saargenk6215]

خطة وتكيك رائعين من عدائين فوق الروعة

[@pantethine66]

greatest miler/1500 meter runner of all time

[@SubZero-bg4rt]

a very great champion of all Time : hicham elguerrouj

[@dima_Maghrib24]

Le marocain qui porte le n° 974 a fait du bon travail, mission accomplie avec bravoure et intelligence manifeste.

[@daeuri]

It's a pity that El Guerrouj lost a tactical race to the Kenyans in Sydney the following year. Then again, if he didn't feel the sting of that disappointment, he may not have had the burning desire to pull off that amazing 1500/5000 double in Athens.

[@sympaticoo1]

daeuri he didn’t lose because of tactics , it just was not his day and he wasn’t in his best shape . he didn’t have his usual finishing kick

[@alabkarimaths261]

It was tactical​@@sympaticoo1

[@alabkarimaths261]

It was t​actical@@sympaticoo1

[@ياسينبوشمامة]

هناك ابطال يمر عملهم بدون ثناء كالبطل عادل الكوش الذي كان له دور كبير في الألقاب التي حصل عليها هشام الذي كان من كوكب اخر ون نسيان سعيد عويطة فاتح الألقاب في العاب القوى

[@MFhmi-fd2yy]

This is the most beautiful race you can see of 1500 m. You must have a strong horse heart to follow El guerrouj

[@mohamedalla1013]

Hicham was and will be the best ever... morsli is a cheater and no class..everyone remembered what he did in Atlanta.. scary bitch!! Viva Hicham!!

[@mohammedkhabba9830]

لحظات لا تنسى ❤🇲🇦❤

[@cintroberts6614]

So smooth an fluid

[@jakepeters782]

Best Race Ever. I love watching great foot races. The only competing video to this are world record races (of all distances).

[@iguarni]

My favourite ever!

[@cosmosmaroc4115]

من احسن العدائين في العالم عبر التاريخ خاصة المسافات المتوسطة التي سيطر عليها وعلى ارقامها ولا تزال صامدة من 1998 الى 2021

[@abdelilahbahmouch007]

the 5 first runners broke the championship record .. woooow

[@billtukana1111]

Believe there has never been any other whereby 1st 5 runners went under WR...unbelievable!

[@ski-retro]

Probably the best 1500 m race in history in terms of times and line up: 4 olympic champions, 2 world champions, 2 european champions and world indoor champion. El Guerrouj as WR holder, and three other guys who are ranked 3rd, 5th and 7th on the all-time list. Interesting that El Guerrouj wasn't able to beat Ngeny next year at Sydney Olympics, Kenyan ended there long last domination of Morrocan in this event.

[@legendair]

Alexx87 it was big pression on him ( Elguerrouj )then, how you cant understand that? and who wins the double 1500m and 5000m in athens 2004? kenyans or moroccans?

[@docpj72]

Alexx87 yeah-definitely a stacked field and a real quality final!

[@sedatseref2363]

Aa

[@brettdavies4953]

It's better than Moscow 1980 or Monaco 2015 or Oslo (Mile) 1979 or Christchurch 1974; all the best athletes of the '90s in pretty good form. A competitive race in a super fast time. It showcased the world's greatest miler at his peak. El Guerrouj is probably the best ever on the strength of his times and competitive record.

[@kennethwoods6525]

1. Hicham EL GUERROUJ MAR 3:27.65 CR 2. Noah NGENY KEN 3:28.73 NR 3. Reyes ESTÉVEZ ESP 3:30.57 PB 4. Fermín CACHO ESP 3:31.34 SB 5. Andrés Manuel DÍAZ ESP 3:31.83 PB 6. Laban ROTICH KEN3:33.32 7. David Kipkoech LELEI KEN 3:33.82 8. Driss MAAZOUZI FRA 3:34.02 9. Steve HOLMAN USA 3:34.32 10. Graham HOOD CAN 3:35.35 11. Adil KAOUCH MAR 3:47.05 Noureddine MORCELI ALGALG DNF Split times 400 m 54.31 Adil KAOUCH MAR 800 m 1:52.15 Adil KAOUCH MAR 1200 m 2:46.79 Hicham EL GUERROUJ MAR

[@gazmec]

As a teenager in the 90's who loved running, El Guerrouj was the man!

[@ajoybaksi3654]

The ignorance of Cram about a race over a distance where he used to shine! Around 2:30, Cram rambles on after recalling El G's fall in Atlanta, that in more recent races he has been outkicked on one or two occasions when the pace was slow. In reality, El G did not lose a single race over 1500 m/mile from 1997 until his loss in 2000 (Sydney) to Ngeny. The fact that El G's records 1500m, mile, 2000m) still stand almost 25 years later, also adds to the "Jarrow" lad trying to belittle EL G.

[@ЭдгарГольцов]

Очень верное замечание. Крэм, скорее всего, просто позавидовал

[@hamidharbal342]

الكروج كان يمكنه اعادة تحطيم رقمه القياسي العالمي مرتين الى اقل من 3.26 وهذا غير معهود وتاريخي يعتبره العديد من اعظم العدائين في تاريخ العاب القوى العالمية

[@الفتىالذهبي-س1ص]

نعم اخي

[@brenwalsh9232]

The guy never tested positive for any drugs. And, juice or no juice, as mentioned, phenomenal times. If he was on it, then others may have been to. Level playing field.

[@ahmrou82]

A doctor in France say that Hicham el Guerrouj heart was bigger than normal due to hard training he had all his life. 5 Hours a day, that's his secret. His coach said he can runs even 10 thousand without issue.

[@brenwalsh9232]

That is just it. The guy was a naturally brilliant athlete.

[@Hamza23792]

The legend in Morocco says that he used to donate blood before his workouts...

[@davd1986]

Having a bigger heart is not necessarily a good thing.

[@sidecar7714]

Doping is endemic in sport. The IAAF has considered expunging all pre 2005 records. It’s reasonable to assume that something may be going on with the outliers.

[@اللهغالب-ش5ي]

المغاربة و الجزائريين حكموا هذه المسافة حكم دكتاتوري ما شاء الله عليهم ،الله يرزقنا أبطال آخرين ان شاء الله

[@Jessica-hz3bk]

و المدرسه البريطانيه في السبعينات و التمانينات ستيف كرام و سباستيان كو و ستيف سكوت

[@jalalsamii]

Faut pas oublié le rôle d'adil kaouch " ex champions du monde junior " dans plusieurs victoire de Hicham El gueurouj surtout dans les championnats du monde.

[@abdoudinary5244]

Guerouj reste une exception

[@abdemajidelafia4932]

كان بإمكان الكروج تحطيم رقم ديالو خلال هذا السباق

[@khabbamohamed9174]

لو تابع هدا الاسطورة بنفس السرعة حتى النهاية كان بإمكانه أن يجعل الرقم القياسي هو 3.25 إللى أنه لما أدرك الفوز لم يبدل مجهود أكتر .شكرا هشام فعلا كنت أسطورة السباقات المتوسطة 👍❤️🇲🇦

[@Moyen88]

Noah ngueny also one of the greatest running 1500 I'm from Morocco and I admired this legend also but elguerrouj is the best of all time

[@jordanodongo1172]

Best piece of commentary on athletics

[@bajdoub]

That was pretty poor commentary. Not knowing the name of the "number 472 moroccan" Adil El Kaouch who was junior world champion was pretty unprofessional. Couple of factual mistakes. Also not commenting on the insane world record pace and insane final time for a championship race. All round pretty poor

[@jordanodongo1172]

Well I disagree. There was a proper race between the top three and the commentary reflected that. It’s not every time the pace is fast that the whole commentary has to get fixated on that. Sure he didn’t go into detail about the athletes e.g. Kaouch - that doesn’t mean that all of a sudden the whole of the commentary was poor.

[@sterob1696]

Quelle foulée à 3:58 WOW!!

[@Samid-shawky]

ديما بركان ديما الشرق بلد الرجال و الأبطال معدناش الرخص تحيا الجزائر و المغرب لأننا مختلطون الدماء

[@EdilbertoBecerrashinmemalef27]

Tremenda carrera.. Sorprendieron a los hermanos de KENYA- Gran carrera del primero y tercero. Por eso se dio un nuevo RECORD. TODOS buenos. pero el ganador los sorprendio a todos y NO CDIO. Bendiciones. Bien merecido. Hurra.

[@liberalegypt]

who is greater than Hicham Guerrouj ? no body he is the greatest athlete ever

[@---bk4lg]

+‫أتكلم براحتي‬‎ هشام كروج احسن عداء في تاريخ المسافات المتوسطة ..... حاظرين للطيبين

[@---bk4lg]

+Jama Suleman من احسن من هشام كروج ؟

[@adamd4390]

Bolt better

[@happilife9319]

hisham here in the USA is an idol for the middle and long distances

[@koulchibaghi]

Adam D why would u compare a sprinter with a mid distance runner ?

[@bananeapocalyptique2575]

Running 3:27 like it's not even that difficult

[@chloefitzpatrick6894]

The grim sincerity in their face is so raw and real.

[@ferasatlasi9117]

What a race from the king

[@guropsy]

Muscles in the upper body can slow you down because they alter your natural running form, but they give you a strong finish. Always workout your upper body, but do not get excessively big.

[@chijanai]

Nobody will ever be able to Break this World Champion Record

[@ski-retro]

Noah Ngeny learned a hard lesson here, he let Estevez split him and El Guerrouj and suddenly he was too far behind. What he learned from this race put him in position to beat the Moroccan in Sydney Olympics next year. He broke Olympic record there and ended 3-year domination of El Guerrouj.

[@sedwards8870]

Alexx87 truth

[@donkeykong4712]

Alexx87 I agree but I think el guerrouj looked unbeatable here. I think El guerrouj lost in Sydney because the second lap was so slow it allowed Noah to be right there in the end to show his superior 800/1000m speed.

[@philemonkipkoechkandie4972]

Alexx87 He learned the lesson and beat EL G squarely in Sydney

[@براءةالذئب]

@@philemonkipkoechkandie4972 No one Beat El G the last one who beated him self in Sydney because of Bad tactic

[@alis05]

@@philemonkipkoechkandie4972 you are talking like Ngeny constantly beat him afterwards. He did not! It was only a fluke in Sydney and he only beat him bc El G was under immense pressure in Sydney and run a bad tactical race. Gtfoh

[@عليالسردي-ط6ب]

هشام نار

[@yaakoubimohamed9399]

Merci hicham tu es grand très grand

[@sofianerida1345]

Dima 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦💪💪💪💪💪

[@backfromthetrack]

I wonder what it feels like to run that fucking fast for that fucking long? An incomprehensible all-out sprint (and more) for 95% of the population, let alone sustaining it for nearly a mile.

[@samirelkadmiri4793]

سباق سريع جدا يسكت القلب

[@EzzemAitChitachen]

The Greatest 1500m World Championship Race Ever !!

[@kornado8833]

true

[@adamd4390]

Nah bayi better

[@Lizzio1980]

Even without Pace-Makers he won many medals and broke World Records.

[@carlpeterkirkebo2036]

I can't remember him breaking any WRs without pacemakers.

[@Lizzio1980]

@@carlpeterkirkebo2036 not wrs but hé did win medals without

[@carlpeterkirkebo2036]

@@Lizzio1980 Yes, that is what I wrote. For some of his medals he did have de facto pacemakers. E.g. Seville 1999.

[@5000m1500m]

best 1500m race ever, 4 olympics champions on the field, el guerrouj, morceli, cacho, and ngeny. we will never see that again.

[@medsimo3681]

The great middle distance of all time ❤

[@zinmed4124]

مرسلي و الكروج هما اعظم بطلين للمسافات المتوسطة

[@mohammedrharbi1280]

سعيد عويطة هو المعلم الأب للمسافات المتوسطة

[@mohammedkhabba5204]

سعيد اعويطة هو القاطرة هو اللي كايرجعلو الفضل باش الابطال العرب ايخرجوا من العقدة الكينية والإنجليزية 💕🇲🇦🇩🇿💕

[@Jessica-hz3bk]

ستيف سكوت. سباستيان كو. ستيف كرام .سعيد عويطة . نوردين مرسلي .هشام الݣروج.عمالقة 1500m و ترتيب شخصي 1 هشام الݣروج و سبستيان كو الافضل في التاريخ

[@alainbellemare2168]

the pace setter still needs to qualify

[@afiawatan6028]

الله اكبر هذا من فضل الله

[@TheZiri1]

la legende al guerouj morocco

[@الفتىالذهبي-س1ص]

الكروج ملك 1500 متر وصاحب الرقم القياسي العالمي

[@Tiburon876]

THE MOROCCAN... FLYING.. UNICORN 🦄

[@augustburnsorange1748]

el g has an elegant long stride

[@أسدالأطلس-ي9خ]

الأسطوووووورة هشام الݣروج 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@sergelu]

That first 100m !!!!

[@lenkaaglooty978]

Morrocco !! :D

[@yassineassabil9683]

صاحب الرقم القياسي في هذه المسافة، التي تحتاج إلى ذكاء وإدارة للسباق بحنكة هو الأسطورة هشام الكروج ....فمن يحطم هذا الرقم الذي تجاوز 22 سنة......

[@raslma3zasi55]

الان 25 سنة

[@AD9officiel]

yaatik saha maditte moursli

[@MarkRoby123]

Love it!!~!!

[@najihmohamed249]

the legend

[@نيزاركمال]

نعم سيدي جبتها مبروك علينا

[@soum123-u2u]

زيادة على انه بطل كبير فانه يكبر بابن بلده أخلاق عالية ❤❤❤

[@stephenhughes1862]

El G is a legend beyond a legend. His races are beloved by thousands and thousands of fans around the world, of all different ages and countries. He is an inspiration to up and coming runners. When his 1998 record is broken, it will be the end of an era. The man who breaks 3:26 will become immortal. I think Kiprop is going to do it either this year or in 2017.

[@mehmetcik7884]

I'm talking to you from Futur, it's 2018 still no one had the power to break it :)

[@erickelly4107]

Kiprop couldn't do it on EPO so highly doubt he'll ever touch 3:26.00

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

@@erickelly4107 kiprop got close with 3:26'7 !!!!!!!! But he is banned for testing positive !!!!!! Fukkin drugs !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ML-qj4lw]

We are in 2020 El Guerrouj is still the KING 👑 .

[@MrWaldynyc]

Ingebritsen ran 3.28 in the Olympics he will beat tHe record eventually

[@bornabudisa3013]

the best 1500 in history. El Guerroj forever!

[@cakej1]

EPO at it's best. Great race.

[@samassek]

another sore British loser

[@mvvenkataraman]

His thighs are big for a 1500 runner Still he has established as a winner He ran like a deer in a fine manner To win, one must be a top-planner I should have well-practiced like this On those days, you tube I did miss Winning a medal gives what a bliss! The best athlete gets a golden kiss.

[@yassintriggerdellarobia]

mv venkataraman you have skills

[@ethanennis8]

God, he smoked the Championship Record

[@طووى]

العز خويا هشام

[@josephstewart2827]

No doubt he would have been one of the world’s greatest marathoners, if he so desired ,

[@mouradelmargae8370]

tbark lah 3la lgarouj w sekah ntouma li kaynin w egidir 7aliyan mataba9a kolchi 0 ncha2llah 7ssboni m3akoum

[@mikebeatty7814]

The best ever

[@ПархатИлахунов-ц4у]

❤ вот это выносливость

[@yhevxhdtfjozvlx9142]

Bravo

[@Tiburon876]

IMPECCABLE TECHNIQUE...that all others lacked.. fractions!!!

[@celinefan13]

Very very fast race

[@ahmedkodsi7491]

Merci aziz daouda d avoir administré de la nandrolone a elgueroug et son lievre

[@oussamaelbaz5932]

the fact that he could've beaten his WR but chose to slow down and celebrate before the line gets me every fuckin time

[@agnao3000]

el mejor de los tiempos

[@chijanai]

الأخ احمد ابو موسى: لتصحيح المعلومة، للكروج ٥ ارقام قياسية عالمية: ٢ داخل القاعة وليس ١. المايل و ١٥٠٠متر

[@chihebattyaoui4855]

5 ارقام

[@cosmosmaroc4115]

هشام الكروج لديه ايضا من أحسن توقيتات الازمنة في 3000 متر ربما ثالني او ثالث توقيت لكل الازمنة بعد الرقم القياسي العالمي لدانيال كوهن الكيني الذي انتصر عليه الكروج في عدة سباقات

[@brenwalsh9232]

Why is Cram disappointed with a "pace" maker if he admits that he thinks EL G wins no matter what strategy?

[@SunsetNova]

Cram always sounded bitter when speaking about the great El G.

[@napoleoncoca4611]

+SunsetNova Cram is a hater because El G is the greatest ever ..... Better than Coa and all his country.....

[@trackandfieldarchive]

+Bren Walsh Cram just likes a race to be run without assistance. If he can win without a pacemaker then why does he feel the need for one? It's why I always thought Morceli was greater as he didn't have countrymen to help him out.

[@ahmrou82]

+T & F archive Because he could not find someone like kaouch to be with him. Kenyans always do it, also a pace maker can be for every athlete.

[@moroccoal-adarisa2300]

+T & F archive Sick men ...Moroccans are the best

[@rayis1529]

Bravo morceli !

[@backfromthetrack]

Relaxed sprint and all out sprint are different things.

[@lewickerman]

He could have beaten his WR had he run all the way through.

[@blessedslave]

Might have but not sure

[@lisbonapartments7203]

Certainly in wr shape that day, with a pacer to the bell very likely

[@justinbowlin8723]

He didn't say "95% of their speed". He saying that the pace El Guerrouj is running would be an all-out sprint (or more) for 95% of the rest of the world's population. The average person would have difficulty hanging with El G for any random chosen 100m stretch of that race.

[@alham.duliilahirabilalamin4455]

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