1997's top man - Hicham El Guerroudj of Maroc
Compilation courtesy of Jon Berenbom
Best Average 1500m Performers
1. Hicham El Guerrouj(MAR)
(WC:1, Seasonal Bests:3:28.91/3:44.90, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:28.86) 1-0 vs. Komen, 6-0 vs. Niyongabo, 4-0 vs. Cacho 3:31.18i 1)Stuttgart 2/2 3:48.45yi 1)Ghent 2/12 3:40.18i 1h)World Indoor Championships 3/7 3:35.31i 1)" 3/8 3:29.51 1)Hengelo GP II 5/31 3:31.76 1)St. Denis GP II 6/2 3:30.59 1)Rome GP 6/5 3:31.87 1)Paris GP 6/25 3:44.90y 1)Oslo GP 7/4 3:29.30 1)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:30.32 1)Nice GP 7/16 3:36.72 1h)World Championships 8/3 3:38.92 1sf)" 8/4 3:35.83 1)" 8/6 3:28.91 1)Zurich GP 8/13 3:28.92 1)Brussels GP 8/22 3:45.64y 1)Berlin GP 8/26 4:04.55y 2)GP Final 9/132. Daniel Komen(KEN)
(Seasonal Bests:3:29.46/3:46.38, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:32.17) 3-0 vs. Niyongabo, 1-0 vs. Cacho, 1-0 vs. Morceli 3:31.29 1)Bratislava GP II 6/10 3:29.46 1)Monaco GP 8/16 3:46.38y 2)Berlin GP 8/26 3:47.85y 1)Rieti GP II 9/3 3:39.51 2)Gateshead GP II 9/73. Venuste Niyongabo (BUR)
(Seasonal Bests:3:29.18/3:46.70, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:30.07) 3-1 vs. Cacho, 2-0 vs. Morceli, 4-2 vs. Rotich 3:53.28y 1)Sheffield GP 6/29 3:48.26y 4)Oslo GP 7/4 3:32.14 5)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:34.70 1)Salamanca 7/14 3:29.43 3)Zurich GP 8/13 3:30.47 2)Monaco GP 8/16 3:29.18 2)Brussels GP 8/22 3:46.70y 3)Berlin GP 8/26 3:39.73 3)Gateshead GP II 9/7 4:04.95y 3)GP Final 9/134. Fermín Cacho(ESP)
(WC:2, Seasonal Best:3:28.95, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:33.73) 3-0 vs. Morceli, 2-2 vs. Rotich, 1-1 vs. Tanui 3:37.79 1)European Cup 6/21 dnf -)Oslo GP 7/4 3:34.26 8)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:41.34 1)Tenerife 7/12 3:37.16 2h)World Championships 8/3 3:38.86 3sf)" 8/4 3:36.63 2)" 8/6 3:28.95 2)Zurich GP 8/13 3:31.64 4)Monaco GP 8/165. Noureddine Morceli(ALG)
(WC:4, Seasonal Bests:3:30.23/3:48.64, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:32.18) 2-1 vs. Rotich, 2-1 vs. Tanui, 2-1 vs. Kibowen 3:33.98 2)Paris GP 6/25 3:34.35 1)Zagreb 6/27 3:48.64y 1)Nice GP 7/16 3:37.26 1h)World Championships 8/3 3:38.82 1sf)" 8/4 3:37.37 4)" 8/6 3:30.23 4)Zurich GP 8/13 3:33.98 12)Monaco GP 8/16 3:31.00 1)Rieti GP II 9/3 3:41.38 1)Tokyo 9/66. Laban Rotich(KEN)
(WC:11, Seasonal Bests:3:30.13/3:47.65, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:31.00) 6-2 vs. Tanui, 5-1 vs. Kibowen, 4-2 vs. Andersen 3:30.41 1)Rehlingen 5/19 3:52.68y 1)Prefontaine GP 5/25 3:32.91 2)Hengelo GP II 5/31 3:35.19 2)St. Denis GP II 6/2 3:46.7A 1h)Kenyan Championships 6/26 3:36.0A 1)" 6/28 3:47.65y 2)Oslo GP 7/4 3:30.13 2)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:40.43 5h)World Championships 8/3 3:38.92 5sf)" 8/4 3:41.27 11)" 8/6 3:33.36 10)Monaco GP 8/16 3:30.77 3)Brussels GP 8/22 3:50.13y 4)Berlin GP 8/26 3:32.85 2)Rieti GP II 9/3 4:05.48y 5)GP Final 9/137. William Tanui(KEN)
(Seasonal Bests:3:30.58/3:50.57, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:31.57) 4-3 vs. Kibowen, 4-2 vs. Andersen, 8-0 vs. Holman 3:39.19i 3)Budapest 2/1 3:36.25i 1)Karlsruhe 2/14 3:39.40i 1)Moscow 2/18 3:36.89i 1)Stockholm 2/20 3:41.32i 1h)World Indoor Championships 3/7 3:37.48i 3)" 3/8 3:36.52 3)Doha 4/24 3:55.22y 3)Prefontaine GP 5/25 3:36.15 5)St. Denis GP II 6/2 3:35.10 3)Rome GP 6/5 3:36.87 1)Moscow GP 6/8 3:35.71 2)Nuremberg 6/13 3:46.8A 2h)Kenyan Championships 6/26 3:37.4A 4)" 6/28 3:38.89 5)Lausanne GP 7/2 3:31.62 3)Nice GP 7/16 3:38.58 2)Lappeenranta 7/23 3:31.30 6)Zurich GP 8/13 3:30.58 3)Monaco GP 8/16 3:31.44 5)Brussels GP 8/22 3:32.90 1)Cologne GP 8/24 3:50.57y 5)Berlin GP 8/26 3:34.67 6)Rieti GP II 9/3 4:05.08y 4)GP Final 9/138. John Kibowen(KEN)
(WC:9h, Seasonal Bests:3:30.44/3:47.88, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:31.15) 5-2 vs. Andersen, 5-2 vs. Holman, 4-0 vs. Hakimi 3:35.3A 1h)Nairobi 5/9 3:33.27 1)Helsinki GP II 6/18 3:44.5A 1h)Kenyan Championships 6/26 3:36.5A 2)" 6/28 3:47.88y 3)Oslo GP 7/4 3:31.24 3)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:30.44 2)Nice GP 7/16 3:41.69 9h)World Championships 8/3 3:32.15 9)Zurich GP 8/13 3:31.94 5)Monaco GP 8/16 3:31.15 4)Brussels GP 8/22 3:33.12 2)Cologne GP 8/24 3:54.43y 3)Rieti GP II 9/3 4:06.11y 8)GP Final 9/139. Robert K. Andersen(DEN)
(WC:8, Seasonal Bests:3:31.17/3:50.79, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:33.00) 4-2 vs. Holman, 1-5 vs. Hakimi, 2-2 vs. Estévez 3:42.82i 8)Stockholm 2/20 3:34.81 3)Bratislava GP II 6/10 3:37.79 3)Helsinki GP II 6/18 3:52.39y 7)Oslo GP 7/4 3:32.05 4)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:35.70 1)Byrkjelo 7/13 3:36.77 6h)World Championships 8/3 3:38.92 4sf)" 8/4 3:37.66 8)" 8/6 3:31.17 5)Zurich GP 8/13 3:34.00 13)Monaco GP 8/16 3:34.10 8)Cologne GP 8/24 3:50.79y 7)Berlin GP 8/26 3:42.38 3)Tokyo 9/6 4:04.53y 1)GP Final 9/1310. Steve Holman(USA)
(WC:7sf, Seasonal Bests:3:31.52/3:50.40, Avg. of top 5 perfs.:3:32.28) 3-2 vs. Hakimi, 4-0 vs. Estévez, 3-4 vs. Hood 4:06.17y 5)Auckland 1/24 3:40.34 3)Sydney 1/27 3:54.24y 3)Melbourne GP II 2/20 3:57.37y 9)Prefontaine GP 5/25 3:41.41 1h)USATF Championships 6/13 dq -)" 6/15 3:50.40y 5)Oslo GP 7/4 3:33.45 6)Stockholm GP 7/7 3:32.29 4)Nice GP 7/16 3:36.75 5h)World Championships 8/3 3:39.97 7sf)" 8/4 3:31.71 7)Zurich GP 8/13 3:32.56 7)Monaco GP 8/16 3:31.52 6)Brussels GP 8/22 3:52.41y 10)Berlin GP 8/26 3:35.49 7)Rieti GP II 9/3 3:40.11 4)Gateshead GP II 9/7 4:06.03y 7)GP Final 9/13