Mohammed Mourhit (Arabic: محمد مُرحيت; born 10 October 1970 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long-distance runner who holds one European record, in the 3000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder. He won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in the 5000 metres and a silver medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 3000 metres behind Hicham El Guerrouj. Mourhit was also a two-time winner of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the long course in 2000 and 2001. He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1997.[1]
He earned the Belgian citizenship in 1997 by marriage. He competed in Lotto Cross Cup cross country meetings and won the domestic series in 1996–97 and 1997–98.[2]
He was suspended for the use of EPO in 2002. He returned to competition in 2004, after seeing his ban reduced,[3] and qualified for the World Championships in Helsinki 2005.[4]
He holds the fastest non-winning time for the 3000 metres. In Monaco on 18 August 2000, he ran 7:26.62, coming second to Ali Saïdi-Sief. No other man has broken 7:27 and come second.
^Lisbon Half Marathon winners
^Palmares Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
MohammedMourhit (Arabic: محمد مُرحيت; born 10 October 1970 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long-distance runner who...
Hassan Mourhit (born 2 January 1982) is a Moroccan-Belgian long-distance runner. He is the brother of another Moroccan-Belgian runner, MohammedMourhit. He...
trafficked to the United Kingdom via Djibouti, when he was given the name Mohammed Farah and was forced to work as a domestic servant. He was flown from the...
Record Holder 14 August 2020 – Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by MohammedMourhit Men's 5000 m European Record Holder 10 June 2021 – Succeeded by Incumbent...
Brussels, Belgium 3000 m 7:26.62 MohammedMourhit 18 August 2000 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco Two miles 8:14.88 MohammedMourhit 31 May 1997 Fanny Blankers-Koen...
MOURHIT". iaaf.org. IAAF. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015. Running Times Magazine: Mohammed Mourhit...
Cedric Van Branteghem 800 m: Tom Omey 1500 m: Joeri Jansen 5000 m: MohammedMourhit 110 m Hurdles: Jonathan N'Senga 3000 m Steeplechase: Pieter Desmet...
Time Rank Time Rank Nathan Kahan 800 m 1:47.69 6 — Did not advance MohammedMourhit 5000 m Did not start — Did not advance 10.000 m 27:45.73 4 Q — Did...
competition in 1983: William Van Dijck for 3000 m steeplechase in 1987, MohammedMourhit for the 5000m in 1999 and the Belgium Women's 4 × 100 m team in 2007...
Vincent Rousseau 1995–96: Patrick Stevens 1997: MohammedMourhit 1998: Jonathan Nsenga 1999–2001: MohammedMourhit 2002–03: Cédric Van Branteghem 2004: Joeri...
Vincent Rousseau 1995–96: Patrick Stevens 1997: MohammedMourhit 1998: Jonathan Nsenga 1999–2001: MohammedMourhit 2002–03: Cédric Van Branteghem 2004: Joeri...
medal in the men's long race. Kamathi won the bronze medal (behind MohammedMourhit and Serhiy Lebid) and led a Kenyan team which included Paul Kosgei...
Vincent Rousseau 1995–96: Patrick Stevens 1997: MohammedMourhit 1998: Jonathan Nsenga 1999–2001: MohammedMourhit 2002–03: Cédric Van Branteghem 2004: Joeri...
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