Mohamed Ezzher
Mohamed Ezzher (born 26 April 1960 in
As a junior runner, he represented his native country of Morocco at the
Just months after the 2000 Cross Country meet, on 3 July, Ezzher ran the 5,000 metres in Sotteville in 13:43.15. The time beat the masters M40 world record that had been held by Frenchman Lucien Rault for 24 years.[2] He has held that record since that date. No other man has come within much more than 10 seconds of his time.[3]
On 8 April 2001 Ezzher broke the Masters M40 marathon world record progression time at the Paris Marathon, running 2:10:32, breaking the record set by John Campbell at the 1990 Boston Marathon. Ezzher's Masters M40 marathon record was broken 2 years later by Andrés Espinosa.
References
- ^ "Mohamed Ezzher Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Records Outdoor Men". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "5000 meter ALL-TIME Rankings". www.mastersathletics.net.
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