Hicham is pictured above crossing the line to take the 5000m Gold at the 2004 Olympic Games
in Athens. It completed a magnificent double for the Moroccan who had captured the 1500m
title four days earlier. The left inset picture shows a delighted Hicham all smiles after the race
whilst the right photo shows him signalling 'two golds' !
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Men's 5000m. Final
Olympic Games 2004
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| 1. Hicham El Guerrouj |
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MOR |
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13: 14.39 |
| 2. Kenenisa Bekele |
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ETH |
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13: 14.59 |
| 3. Eliud Kipchoge |
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KEN |
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13: 15.10 |
| 4. Gebre Egziabher Gebremariam |
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ETH |
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13: 15.35 |
| 5. Dejene Berhanu |
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ETH |
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13: 16.92 |
| 6. John Kibowen |
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KEN |
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13: 18.24 |
| 7. Zersenay Tadesse |
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ERI |
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13: 24.31 |
| 8. Craig Mottram |
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AUS |
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13: 25.70 |
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Photo George Herringshaw © 24th August 2004.
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Hicham is pictured above crossing the line just ahead of Kenya's
Bernard Lagat to take the 1500m Gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens. The victory realised a life time ambition for El Guerrouj who had
suffered the disappointment of falling in the 1996 Olympic 1500m final
and then finished a surprise second to Noah Ngeny four years later in
Sydney.
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Men's 1500m. Final
Olympic Games 2004
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| 1. Hicham El Guerrouj |
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MOR |
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3: 34.18 |
| 2. Bernard Lagat |
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KEN |
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3: 34.30 |
| 3. Rui Silva |
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POR |
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3: 34.68 |
| 4. Timothy Kiptanui |
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KEN |
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3: 35.61 |
| 5. Ivan Heshko |
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UKR |
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3: 35.82 |
| 6. Michael East |
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GBR |
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3: 36.33 |
| 7. Reyes Estevez |
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SPA |
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3: 36.63 |
| 8. Gert-Jan Liefers |
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NED |
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3: 37.17 |
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