Hicham El Guerrouj
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Hicham El Guerrouj is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner who is the current world record holder in the 1500 metres. He formerly held the world records in the 2000 metres and mile. At the 2004 S
El Guerrouj in 2010
El Guerrouj and Carlos García at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Josh Kerr
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Josh Kerr is a Scottish middle-distance runner who has held the world record in the mile since 2026, with a time of 3:42.66. In the 1500 metres, Kerr won gold at the 2023 World Championships, silver a
Hicham El Guerrouj
…was the first time in over 40 years that two men had bettered the mile world record in the same race, neither of which had been broken until 2026 when Josh Kerr beat El Guerrouj's mile record in London, UK. Later that season he set a new world record over 2000 m in Berlin at 4:44.79, bettering the previous mark…
Kerr at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Kerr (centre) in the 1500 metres at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Kerr at the 2019 Millrose Games
Kerr (centre) after winning the men's 3000m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland