Abderrahmane Morceli, Date of Birth

    

Abderrahmane Morceli

Algerian middle-distance runner

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1957

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Abderrahmane Morceli

  • Abderrahmane Morceli (Arabic: ??? ??????? ??????; born 1 January 1957) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He is a brother of Noureddine Morceli.
  • At the 1979 Mediterranean Games he won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres and a silver medal in the 800 metres.
  • He also won the bronze medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade, and the silver medal at the 1979 African Championships.
  • He became Algerian champion in 1978, 1983 and 1985.
  • He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics without reaching the final, and also at the 1983 World Championships.His personal best time in the 1500 metres was 3:39.77 minutes, achieved in August 1977 in Tunis.
  • He also had 1:45.7 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in June 1978 in Ostrava; 2:17.4 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in August 1978 in Nice; and 3:54.63 minutes in the mile run, achieved in September 1983 in Rome.
  • Adberrahmane now coaches middle distance at Riverside City College in Riverside, CA (the same school his brother attended).

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