Noureddine Morceli
Noureddine Morceli (born February 28, 1970 in Ténès, Chlef Province) is a retired Algerian athlete. He won the 1500 m run at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the 1500 m at the World Junior Championships in 1988. Morceli went to college in Riverside, California.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Algeria
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 1500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | 1500 m |
| Gold | 1993 Stuttgart | 1500 m |
| Gold | 1995 Gothenburg | 1500 m |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Sevilla | 1500 m |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| Gold | 1993 Narbonne | 1500 m |
Morceli was coached by his brother Abderrahmane.[1] His brother ran for Algeria in the Moscow Olympics of 1980 and in Los Angeles in 1984.
Noureddine Morceli Media
Noureddine Morceli in the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.
References
- ↑ encyclopedia britannica. "Noureddine Morceli". Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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