Noureddine Morceli is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. The winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Morceli won three straight gold medals at that distance at the World Championships in Athletics. He set world records in the 1500 m, mile, 2000m, and 3000 metres. One time during his career, he held 6 world records at the same time. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) set the men's mile world record of 3:44.39 in Rieti on September 5, 1993. It stood 5.8 years, until Hicham El Guerrouj's 3:43.13 on July 7, 1999. Wiki link