Abderrahmane Morceli

Who is Abderrahmane Morceli?

Abderrahmane Morceli 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 3:36.26 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.