Morceli's Competition

The Competition





Morceli main competition: Moroccan Hicham El Guerroudj
Compilation courtesy of Jon Berenbom

See also: Best Average 1500m Performers

1. Noureddine Morceli (ALG)


(OG:1, Seasonal Best:3:29.50, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:30.53) 1-1 vs. El Guerroudj, 3-0 vs. Niyongabo, 4-0 vs. Tanui
3:51.30y 1)Osaka GP 5/11 3:50.86y 1)Atlanta GP 5/18 3:32.05 1B)Villeneuve d^ÒAscq 5/25 3:32.47 1)St. Denis GP II 6/3 3:30.93 1)Rome GP 6/5 3:33.22 1)Moscow GP 6/7 3:29.50 1)Paris GP 6/28 3:30.99 1)Lausanne GP 7/3 3:48.15y 1)Oslo GP 7/5 3:41.95 1h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:32.88 1sf)^Ô 8/1 3:35.78 1)^Ô 8/3 3:49.09y 1)Berlin GP 8/30 3:29.99 1)Rieti GP II 9/1 3:39.69 2)GP Final 9/7

2. Hicham El Guerroudj (MAR)

  (OG:12, Seasonal Best:3:29.05, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:30.22)
          4-0 vs. Niyongabo, 6-1 vs. Tanui, 7-1 vs. Rotich
3:32.94 1)Seville GP II 6/6 3:33.89 1)Duisburg 6/12 3:31.61 1)Hechtel 7/7 3:29.59 1)Stockholm GP 7/8 3:30.61 1)Nice GP 7/10 3:37.66 1h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:35.29 1sf)^Ô 8/1 3:40.75 12)^Ô 8/3 3:30.22 1)Zurich GP 8/14 3:33.45 1)Cologne GP 8/16 3:29.05 1)Brussels GP 8/23 3:38.80 1)GP Final 9/7 3:34.38 1)Sarajevo 9/9 3:33.51 1)Turin 9/14

3. Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR)

  (Seasonal Best:3:30.09, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:30.86)
          4-1 vs. Tanui, 5-1 vs. Rotich, 2-0 vs. Cacho
3:37.03 1)Rio de Janeiro GP 5/4 3:34.03 1A)Villeneuve d^ÒAscq 5/25 3:32.79 1)Malmö 6/27 3:30.64 1)St. Petersburg 6/29 3:30.09 2)Stockholm GP 7/8 3:31.65 2)Nice GP 7/10 3:32.45 1)London GP 7/12 3:30.90 2)Zurich GP 8/14 3:51.01y 2)Berlin GP 8/30 3:31.01 2)Rieti GP II 9/1 3:39.92 5)GP Final 9/7

4. William Tanui (KEN)

  (OG:5, Seasonal Best:3:31.20, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:32.80)
          5-4 vs. Rotich, 3-2 vs. Cacho, 3-4 vs. Kipkorir
3:40.07 4)Melbourne GP II 2/29 3:44.83 6sf)Australian Championships 3/7 3:42.87 6)^Ô 3/8 3:42.8A 2h)Kenyan Championships 6/28 3:37.32A 2)^Ô 6/29 3:33.67 5)Lausanne GP 7/3 3:33.46 5)Stockholm GP 7/8 3:35.36 7)Nice GP 7/10 3:37.72 2h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:33.57 4sf)^Ô 8/1 3:37.42 5)^Ô 8/3 3:32.42 2)Monaco GP 8/10 3:31.20 3)Zurich GP 8/14 3:33.62 2)Cologne GP 8/16 3:33.36 3)Brussels GP 8/23 3:54.57y 1)Sheffield 8/25 3:51.40y 3)Berlin GP 8/30 3:39.88 4)GP Final 9/7

5. Laban Rotich (KEN)

  (OG:4, Seasonal Best:3:31.06, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:32.48)
          3-1 vs. Cacho, 3-2 vs. Kipkorir, 6-1 vs. Maru
3:39.40 1)Bellville 3/25 3:36.41 1)Bellville 3/27 3:37.0A 1)Nairobi 4/24 3:37.3A 1)Kenyan Armed Forces Championships 5/17 3:33.70 2)Moscow GP 6/7 3:36.7A 1h)Kenyan Championships 6/28 3:38.36A 3)^Ô 6/29 3:32.00 3)Stockholm GP 7/8 3:32.62 3)Nice GP 7/10 3:35.88 1h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:33.73 5sf)^Ô 8/1 3:37.39 4)^Ô 8/3 3:33.01 4)Zurich GP 8/14 3:35.21 7)Cologne GP 8/16 3:34.12 7)Brussels GP 8/23 3:53.42y 4)Berlin GP 8/30 3:31.06 3)Rieti GP II 9/1

6. Fermin Cacho (ESP)

  (OG:2, Seasonal Best:3:32.58, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:33.06)
          3-2 vs. Kipkorir, 1-4 vs. Maru, 3-0 vs. Koers
3:40.24 1)European Cup 6/1 3:35.40 2)Seville GP II 6/6 3:35.58 2)Madrid 6/12 3:52.43 1)Spanish Championships 6/29 3:32.87 4)Lausanne GP 7/3 3:49.56y 2)Oslo GP 7/5 3:39.84 1h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:33.12 2sf)^Ô 8/1 3:36.40 2)^Ô 8/3 3:32.58 3)Monaco GP 8/10 3:34.43 6)Zurich GP 8/14 3:34.88 9)Brussels GP 8/23 3:34.19 9)Rieti GP II 9/1

7. Stephen Kipkorir (KEN)

  (OG:3, Seasonal Best:3:31.87, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:34.11)
          3-2 vs. Maru, 3-1 vs. Koers, 1-2 vs. Viciosa
3:34.26 3)St. Denis GP II 6/3 3:37.0A 2h)Kenyan Championships 6/28 3:37.01A 1)^Ô 6/29 3:31.87 2)Lausanne GP 7/3 3:37.36 5)Hechtel 7/7 3:36.70 2h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:35.53 2sf)^Ô 8/1 3:36.72 3)^Ô 8/3 3:32.17 1)Monaco GP 8/10 3:37.14 9)Zurich GP 8/14 3:38.43 12)Cologne GP 8/16 3:37.05 12)Brussels GP 8/23

8. Elijah Maru (KEN)

  (Seasonal Best:3:32.07, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:32.84)
          2-2 vs. Koers, 0-3 vs. Viciosa, 5-1 vs. Mayock
3:44.14 12)Melbourne GP II 2/29 3:42.5A 1h)Kenyan Championships 6/28 3:39.00A 4)^Ô 6/29 3:32.35 3)Lausanne GP 7/3 3:33.17 4)Stockholm GP 7/8 3:34.58 2)London GP 7/12 3:33.10 7)Monaco GP 8/10 3:33.53 5)Zurich GP 8/14 3:33.64 4)Brussels GP 8/23 dnf -)Berlin GP 8/30 3:32.07 4)Rieti GP II 9/1 3:41.41 8)GP Final 9/7

9. Marko Koers (HOL)

  (OG:7, Seasonal Best:3:33.05, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:35.59)
          3-2 vs. Viciosa, 3-2 vs. Mayock, 1-1 vs. Hakimi
3:48.01 1)Illinois Spring Festival 4/13 3:38.9 2)Owens Classic 5/5 3:50.82 1)Big 10 Championships 5/19 3:41.67 1h)NCAA 5/30 3:37.57 1)^Ô 6/1 3:33.05 2)Paris GP 6/28 3:36.18 2h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:36.06 5sf)^Ô 8/1 3:38.18 7)^Ô 8/3 3:41.78 11)Zurich GP 8/14 3:35.08 5)Cologne GP 8/16 3:53.09 16)Brussels GP 8/23 3:53.47y 5)Berlin GP 8/30 3:40.03 6)GP Final 9/7

10. Isaac Viciosa (ESP)

  (OG:6sf, Seasonal Best:3:33.00, Avg. of Top 5 perfs.:3:34.97)
          3-0 vs. Mayock, 0-1 vs. Hakimi, 5-0 vs. O^ÒSullivan
3:49.06 1)European Clubs Cup 5/19 3:36.43 2A)Villeneuve d^ÒAscq 5/25 3:34.86 2)Rome GP 6/5 3:52.70 2)Spanish Championships 6/29 3:42.42 1)Salamanca 7/5 3:36.32 10)Nice GP 7/10 3:37.93 4h)Olympic Games 7/29 3:36.11 6sf)^Ô 8/1 3:34.55 4)Cologne GP 8/16 3:33.00 2)Brussels GP 8/23 3:53.85y 6)Berlin GP 8/30 3:40.52 7)GP Final 9/7 3:42.82 7)Sarajevo 9/9


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