Abderrahmane Morceli (Arabic: عبد الرحمان مرسلي; born 1 January 1957) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.
He is a brother of Noureddine Morceli.[1] At the 1979 Mediterranean Games he won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres and a silver medal in the 800 metres.[2] He also won the bronze medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade,[3] and the silver medal at the 1979 African Championships.[4] He became Algerian champion in 1978, 1983 and 1985.[5] He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics without reaching the final,[1] and also at the 1983 World Championships. [citation needed]
His personal best time in the 1500 metres was 3:39.77 minutes, achieved in August 1977 in Tunis.[6] He also had 1:45.7 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in June 1978 in Ostrava;[7] 2:17.4 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in August 1978 in Nice;[8] and 3:54.63 minutes in the mile run, achieved in September 1983 in Rome.[9] Adberrahmane now coaches middle distance at Riverside City College in Riverside, CA (the same school his brother attended).[citation needed]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:40.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abderrahmane Morceli". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Algerian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ World men's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 1000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 1 mile (last updated 2001)