Khalid Khannouchi

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Khalid Khannouchi is a Moroccan-American long-distance runner. He is renowned for his success in marathon running, particularly his multiple victories in the Chicago Marathon. Khannouchi won the Chicago Marathon four times, and he also set a world record in the marathon in 2002 with a time of 2:05:56. He represented both Morocco and later the United States in his athletic career.1

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Chicago Marathon
Khalid Khannouchi (of Morocco and later the U.S.) won the most Chicago Marathons with four victories, and Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova set the women’s record with three career wins. In 2024 Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya tied the latter record and became the first women to run…
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Khalid Khannouchi (of Morocco and later the U.S.) won the most Chicago Marathons with four victories, and Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova set the women’s record with three career wins. In 2024 Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya tied the latter record and became the first women to run…
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