Hicham El Guerrouj vs. Bernie Lagat - Men's 1500m - Paris Golden League 2001

Gaz de France (Golden League)
Paris, France
July 6, 2001
Men's 1500m Results:
1) Hicham El Guerrouj - 3:28.38
2) Bernard Lagat - 3:30.83
3) William Chirchir - 3:31.20
4) Driss Maazouzi - 3:32.80
5) Mehdi Baala - 3:32.81
6) Vyacheslav Shabunin - 3:33.32
7) Mohamed Khaldi - 3:33.95
8) Seneca Lassiter - 3:34.32
9) Santos de Souza Hudson - 3:34.91
10) Nadir Bosch - 3:34.96
11) Säid Chébili - 3:35.64
12) Aléxis Abraham - 3:37.40
13) Abdelkader Chékhémani - 3:38.46
Peter Biwott - DNF
Fermin Chacho - DNF
Adil Kaouch - DNF

[@user-ue1kb3zr3c]

الفرح و السرور والفخر الذي منحه للمغاربة لا يشعر به إلا من عاصره،يوم السباق العالم كله كان يعرف مسبقا أن العلم المغربي سيرتفع فوق الجميع بفضل هشام الأسد ......

[@user-ue1kb3zr3c]

@@bouchaibsalhi397 أنت بعد موتك ما تلقى اللي يمسح ليك هاذ الوسخ؟ سير ربي روحك و من بعد جي علق على أقرانك؟ أنت بعدة و لو تبغي تخدم معايا فابور من قبلك ؟

[@fleurhamdane110]

@@bouchaibsalhi397 n'importe quoi !!!!

[@yussufsw5538]

عفريت ياأخي معندي مانقول

[@inboundmoose2349]

This is some of the best American commentary I've ever heard in a race, at 3:19; "you see the camera platform going flat out right alongside these gentlemen, there's the analogy, look how fast El Guerrouj is going compared to a motorized vehicle!" The passion makes me smile, all the while watching El Guerrouj blast thru the last 200m like a fucking monster. This was the true super-era of middle and long distance running, watching legends like Gebrselassie, El Guerrouj, Bekele, Kipchoge, Tedese, and Lagat.

[@Worldpeaceforeverremains]

"Compared to a motorized vehicle". I love watching these races because of the commentators. Some of thise guys are just as great as El Guerrouj himself. However, I can also see this as pre-script between them and camera men, and of course with the help of El Guerrouj as they know what he is gonna do. I bet they already have their great lines written up prior.

[@kaismithley6173]

disappointing time but the way the race was run was still fantastic, the ability to be able to be running all out for almost a full mile like this is unbelievable, it's unfortunate that he never beat that 3:26 mark he was so close

[@inboundmoose2349]

@@kaismithley6173 Let's be real here, 3.28.39 is an incredible time and would fall within the top 10 fastest 1500m times of all time (not sure why it doesn't appear in the top 10 list, because it would be faster than the 7th fastest 1500m time run by Timothy Cheruiyot, at 3.28.41). That being said, it's crazy knowing that the young Jakob Ingebrigsten had recently run a time of 3.28.68, landing him at the 8th fastest time in the 1500m distance. To call anything under 3:30 "disappointing" seems misplaced, unless there had been a goal time in mind.

[@kaismithley6173]

@@inboundmoose2349 there was a goal time though, he was gunning for the record again so this was unfortunately slow for el guerrouj

[@inboundmoose2349]

@@kaismithley6173 It was most certainly *not* a slow time even for Guerrouj, even though he was certainly one of the most capable 1500m runners in history. I understand your point but it's misleading to call it "slow," rather simply not quick enough. Even for giants like Guerrouj, 3:28 is not simply a walk in the park.

[@stk6mkt]

He wasn't even breathing hard after the race. The man was in a class by himself.

[@mach1sports]

It’s called Epo

[@Saf1225]

​@mattbeechey4717 you can keep crying moron until the day you die and go forgotten while elguerrouj lives forever as the greatest ever.

[@freeman8901]

its called divine talent polished by hard and perseverance training.@@mach1sports

[@ruatoomey9107]

A truly magnificent runner

[@mohammedkhabba5204]

هشام لن يتكرر من الأحياء الشعبية إلى النوجومية 🌹🇲🇦🌹

[@bensadik3699]

Li bgha yakhdam o yjibha raso bla mosa3ada bla walou. Kaynin chi wahdim makaytriniwch mzn o baghi makayrabhouch o ygolak makinach imkaniyat hahah imkaniyat hiya rbah rasak

[@saadchibi5069]

ماشاء ألله عداء متكامل أسطورة حقيقية شكرا لك الكروج الفرجة مضمونه

[@SurinderSingh-jc2uf]

Greatest middle distance runner will inspire generation's to come

[@fleurhamdane110]

Ce jour-là j'ai pleurer de joie et j'étais tellement fière

[@koulchibaghi]

Le meilleur de tout les temps....après 20ans ...il a toujours le record du monde tamponné en son nom 3min26, 00.

[@olsenastrid188]

3m04 now

[@koulchibaghi]

In your dream ,,,, you are talking about 1200m. Not 1500m

[@tpoli5447]

Bruh speek English lmao

[@koulchibaghi]

T Poli سير تحوى

[@spiriofmanu]

Peut être pas de tout les temps . Aouita fut excellent en son temps ensuite morcelli en son temps et enfin el guerrouj

[@dzapp98]

Hicham. The all, any time best!

[@TheMaure]

The best runner of all time period

[@KamalKamal-bx2ty]

lagat in his mind...i just need to follow Hicham, and i got bronze or silver lol

[@collingafar1638]

A living legend

[@HamzaBen8]

Hicham grew up in a mountainous town north of Morocco, running up and down hills was part of his everyday childhood life, its probably similar for the east African runners. Nowadays no one runs like that anymore, everyone is on their phone and transport is available everywhere. Humanity has gotten fatter and slower , no wonder El g's record is still unbroken until this day.

[@galalsari7229]

غزال مشاء الله اسطورة لن تتكرر هشام القروج

[@sympaticoo1]

You mean el guerrouj vs himself just like most of his races

[@brunogomez1610]

pfff just bluffing! what a legend this moroccan

[@egistobolognesi]

Legend

[@itprouk3685]

What a champ

[@boubkermaachi2752]

Legend.

[@hichammhaya3938]

tbarlah tbarklah tbarklah

[@Worldpeaceforeverremains]

"Compared to a motorized vehicle". I love watching these races because of the commentators. Some of thise guys are just as great as El Guerrouj himself. However, I can also see this as pre-script between them and camera men, and of course with the help of El Guerrouj as they know what he is gonna do. I bet they already have their great lines written up prior.

[@brandondaniels9471]

Joe _"Look at how fast El Guerrouj is going compared to a motorized vehicle"_ Rogan 🤣

[@runningmole]

Warms my heart to hear trash commentary has been a thing for decades 😃

[@cullyx2913]

Poetry in motion

[@callmemed3158]

His stamina ++++++ respect

[@user-jp3of7hu9b]

Thank you for this great video, i like the commentators, i would like to know their names to see their other videos

[@nadiosalari1700]

Un grande lui al suono della campanella x ultimo giro metteva la quinta marcia mentre i suoi avversari erano ancora in seconda marcia

[@badrkhalil1369]

Légende

[@misikiryigezu]

The best legendary athlete

[@user-yk9mu6vk2y]

هشام الكروج الملك التاريخي لمسافة 1500 الرقم القياسي من 1998

[@MrAlvery]

lol "metric mile"... US is quiet creative to give names :) Why do they have 400m (metric) tracks in all over the country? :)

[@moisemaurice7844]

Hicham le principe que dieux te protége mon frère

[@lakeside3810]

Dieu pas dieux

[@moisemaurice7844]

@@lakeside3810 Allah le protège

[@lakeside3810]

@@moisemaurice7844 jazak Allahu kol Khayr

[@moisemaurice7844]

@@lakeside3810 👍

[@user-mr4hq8eg1w]

legend

[@bouzianechaouch6581]

🇲🇦🌻❤️✌️

[@jorgeluisgonzalezruiz7755]

Hello Jim, do you would have the race where Lagat defeat to El Guerrouj at 3:27...? In 2004..

[@jimmuchmore5854]

No, I don't think I have that one.

[@khalidnaitelmouddene3279]

If you mean in the olympic race 2004, then you are wrong ..

[@jorgeluisgonzalezruiz7755]

@@khalidnaitelmouddene3279 Excuse me, the question was not for you. But there was a race where Lagat defeat to El Guerrouj in 2004. Not at the Olympics.

[@hichamtalebmouh7324]

@@jimmuchmore5854 i think it was in Zurich for Olympic 2004 préparations, i remember Hicham said it was very important for him to achieve such race time to be confident as he had asthma in months before compétitions

[@badblo9267]

hhh when hicham had breath ilness.the only one lol

[@renutomar7692]

Its bernard lagat not bernie 😂😂

[@surfimmomarocvlog6318]

Yes yes yes

[@naimahajamivlog]

Marhaba

[@kamalfrance9389]

They say Messi best player of football and the elguerrouj best player of the 1500 m.

[@kamalelimrani6430]

If you cant beat it, join it, morocco is the origins, the rest must watch and learn.lol

[@garwill2032]

❤❤❤🥇

[@mohamedguesmi9961]

bien

[@animus3328]

The greatest runner ever..1500..bench mark of running

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

Na mate. I'd put him 4th in all time middle distance running. 1. Coe. 2. Morceli. 3. Ovett. 4. El Guerrouj. 5. Cram. 6. Aouita.

[@animus3328]

@@KryptonitetoallBS Lets not forget after so many years ..still record in the Mile...3.43

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@animus3328 And it's very impressive mate but records come and go. David Bedford used to smash record after record but he never won major titles. Coe won the big ones and if they had had World Championships when he was in his prime and uninjured in 1979 and 1981 he would have won a good few more. Diets, nutrition, training methods, pacesetters and faster tracks all helped EG compared to Coe. Taking all that into consideration Coe is the greatest runner between 800 metres and a mile the world has ever seen!!! Sebastian Coe is the GOAT.

[@animus3328]

@@KryptonitetoallBS Have to agree Coe yes.... Better than my 3.52 in 1500m

[@saadel8129]

Neutral Observer. Whatever dude! To suggest that Coe, Ovett and Morcelli are better that the legendary El Guerrouj is simply stemming from pure jealousy or hate toward him, because simply the facts don’t support your notion! No one has even come close to El Guerrouj’s achievements! You can argue that Morceli was the closest out of them all followed closely by Ngeny otherwise you’re just bluffing 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@josepaulinogarciaperez7955]

Campeón Atletismo Si I

[@bejakabyle]

80Aouita 90 Merceli 20 el geroudj

[@garfield5629]

00:51 hicham hashish

[@koulchibaghi]

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[@surfimmomarocvlog6318]

He ud the morocco

[@1984Hamza]

Guerrouj top top

[@judgementravijudgementravi9930]

It's boredom 👈👉 100 👍🏿dat whatever I like furious like jet 👌👈

[@mach1sports]

Hicham EPO garruge

[@mathematics5573]

why didn't he run 3.17?

[@chijanai]

There is a death zone ... under 3:26 😂

[@mansoursmm3303]

Hhhhhhh

[@mansoursmm3303]

Hhhhhhhhh

[@endlessart69]

With Aouita before the Moroccan brand

[@aniandecora7222]

هشام الفروج

[@redouaneelhadidi7765]

Mais t'es sérieux

[@bouchaibsalhi397]

هشام كلب

[@svaghezihicham6979]

Legend