Salah Hissou

Salaheddine Hissou (Arabic: صلاح حيسو) (born January 16, 1972 in Ait Taghia, Kasba Tadla) is a long-distance runner from Morocco, who won the gold medal over 5000 metres at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville. With 26:38.08 he also set a world record over 10,000 metres in Brussels in 1996 and won a bronze medal over 10,000 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Salah Hissou
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Morocco
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 10,000 m
World Championships
1999 Sevilla5000 m
1997 Athens10,000 m

References

Records
Preceded by
Haile Gebrselassie
Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder
August 23, 1996 August 4, 1997
Succeeded by
Haile Gebrselassie
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Richard Limo
Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance
2002
Succeeded by
Stephen Cherono



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