- Mohammed Mourhit
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Mohammed Mourhit Personal information Born 10 October 1970 Medal recordMen's Athletics Competitor for 
BelgiumWorld Championships Bronze 1999 Seville 5000 m World Indoor Championships Silver 2001 Lisbon 3000 m World Cross Country Championships Gold 2000 Vilamoura Long Course Gold 2001 Oostende Long Course 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 two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 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 drug use between June 2002 and June 2004. He never came close to his personal bests again after returning to competition in 2004.
Personal bests
- 3000 m – 7:26.62 (7th all-time)
- 5000 m – 12:49.71 (9th all-time)
- 10000 m – 26:52.30 (23rd all-time)
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- IAAF profile for Mohammed Mourhit
- ^ Lisbon Half Marathon winners
- ^ Palmares (French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
IAAF Men's World Cross Country Champions Short Course 1998: John Kibowen (KEN) • 1999: Benjamin Limo (KEN) • 2000: John Kibowen (KEN) • 2001: Enock Koech (KEN) • 2002 – 2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Long Course 1973: Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) • 1974: Erik de Beck (BEL) • 1975: Ian Stewart (SCO) • 1976: Carlos Lopes (POR) • 1977: Léon Schots (BEL) • 1978 – 1979: John Treacy (IRL) • 1980 – 1981: Craig Virgin (USA) • 1982: Mohamed Kedir (ETH) • 1983: Bekele Debele (ETH) • 1984 – 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR) • 1986 – 1989: John Ngugi (KEN) • 1990 – 1991: Khalid Skah (MAR) • 1992: John Ngugi (KEN) • 1993 – 1994: William Sigei (KEN) • 1995 – 1999: Paul Tergat (KEN) • 2000 – 2001: Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) • 2002 – 2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) • 2007: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) • 2008: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) • 2009: Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) • 2010: Joseph Ebuya (KEN)
Golden Spike Award Men's winners 1989: Godfried Dejonckheere • 1990: Patrick Stevens • 1991: Godfried Dejonckheere • 1992: William Van Dijck • 1993–1994: Vincent Rousseau • 1995–1996: Patrick Stevens • 1997: Mohammed Mourhit • 1998: Jonathan Nsenga • 1999–2001: Mohammed Mourhit • 2002–2003: Cédric Van Branteghem • 2004: Joeri Jansen • 2005: François Gourmet • 2006: Kristof Beyens • 2007: Hans Van Alphen • 2008: Kévin Borlée • 2009: Jonathan Borlée • 2010: Kévin Borlée
Women's winners 1989: Véronique Collard • 1990: Lieve Slegers • 1991: Sylvia Dethier • 1992: Lieve Slegers • 1993: Sabrina De Leeuw • 1994–1995: Lieve Slegers • 1996: Ann Mercken • 1997–1999: Marleen Renders • 2000: Veerle Dejaeghere • 2001–2005: Kim Gevaert • 2006: Tia Hellebaut • 2007: Kim Gevaert • 2008: Tia Hellebaut • 2009: Eline Berings • 2010: Svetlana Bolshakova
Sporting positions Preceded by
Worku BikilaMen's Zevenheuvelenloop Winner (15 km)
1999Succeeded by
Felix LimoCategories:- Living people
- 1970 births
- Moroccan middle distance runners
- Belgian long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Doping cases in athletics
- Belgian sportspeople in doping cases
- Moroccan sportspeople in doping cases
- Olympic athletes of Belgium
- Belgian athletics biography stubs
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