Hicham El Guerrouj
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Hicham El Guerrouj is a Moroccan middle-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest milers in history, holding long-standing world records in the 1,500 meters and the mile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hicham El Guerrouj canonical | 3 |
| El Guerrouj | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hicham El Guerrouj Context triple: [Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, hasLaureate, Hicham El Guerrouj]
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A.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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B.
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson is an American actor best known for his roles in classic Western films and for winning an Academy Award for his performance in "The Last Picture Show."
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C.
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell is a Jamaican sprinter renowned for repeatedly breaking the 100-metre world record in the mid-2000s and for his consistent presence among the fastest men in history.
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D.
Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner famed for winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals, including a historic barefoot victory in the 1960 Rome Games.
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E.
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest man in history, holding multiple world records and Olympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hicham El Guerrouj Target entity description: Hicham El Guerrouj is a Moroccan middle-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest milers in history, holding long-standing world records in the 1,500 meters and the mile.
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A.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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B.
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson is an American actor best known for his roles in classic Western films and for winning an Academy Award for his performance in "The Last Picture Show."
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C.
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell is a Jamaican sprinter renowned for repeatedly breaking the 100-metre world record in the mid-2000s and for his consistent presence among the fastest men in history.
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D.
Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner famed for winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals, including a historic barefoot victory in the 1960 Rome Games.
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E.
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest man in history, holding multiple world records and Olympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ middle-distance runner ⓘ world record holder ⓘ |
| achievement | double Olympic champion in 1500 m and 5000 m in 2004 ⓘ |
| award | IAAF World Athlete of the Year ⓘ |
| continentRepresented | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Morocco ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Morocco ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-09-14 ⓘ |
| era |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ |
| event |
1500 metres
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2000 metres ⓘ 5000 metres ⓘ mile run ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hicham El Guerrouj
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
El Guerrouj
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| givenName | Hicham ⓘ |
| height | 1.76 m ⓘ |
| indoorTitle | World Indoor champion at 1500 m ⓘ |
| name | Hicham El Guerrouj self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Moroccan ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominance of the 1500 m and mile in late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| OlympicGames |
2000 Summer Olympics
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2004 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
gold medal in 1500 m at 2004 Summer Olympics
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gold medal in 5000 m at 2004 Summer Olympics ⓘ silver medal in 1500 m at 2000 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| personalBest |
1500 m – 3:26.00
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2000 m – 4:44.79 ⓘ 5000 m – 12:50.24 ⓘ mile – 3:43.13 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berkane ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of the greatest middle-distance runners in history
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one of the greatest milers of all time ⓘ |
| specialization | middle-distance running ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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track and field ⓘ |
| weight | 58 kg ⓘ |
| worldChampionships |
World Championships in Athletics series
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surface form:
World Championships in Athletics
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| worldRecord |
1500 m – 3:26.00
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2000 m – 4:44.79 ⓘ mile – 3:43.13 ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus |
outdoor 1500 m world record holder
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outdoor 2000 m world record holder ⓘ outdoor mile world record holder ⓘ |
| worldTitle |
1500 m world champion 1997
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1500 m world champion 1999 ⓘ 1500 m world champion 2001 ⓘ 1500 m world champion 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hicham El Guerrouj Description of subject: Hicham El Guerrouj is a Moroccan middle-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest milers in history, holding long-standing world records in the 1,500 meters and the mile.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
El Guerrouj