Khalid Khannouchi - Achievements

Achievements

• 1993
  • World Student Games, winner of the men's 5000 metres in Buffalo.
• 1997
  • Chicago Marathon, winner (2:07:10), at that time the fastest debut marathon in history and the fourth fastest marathon of all time.
• 1998
  • Chicago Marathon, second place (2:07:19)
  • Peachtree Road Race 10k, winner (27:47)
  • Falmouth Road Race 7.1 miles, winner (31:48)
  • New Haven 20K, winner in a world road record (57:37)
• 1999
  • Chicago Marathon, winner in world record time (2:05:42)
  • Peachtree Road Race 10k, winner (27:45)
• 2000
  • London Marathon, third place (2:08:36)
  • Chicago Marathon, winner in a new American record (2:07:01)
• 2002
  • London Marathon, winner in world record time (2:05:38)
  • Chicago Marathon, winner (2:05:56), becoming the first man in history to break 2:06 twice in one year
  • Ranked as the number #1 marathoner in the world by Track & Field News and their American Athlete of the Year.
• 2004
  • Chicago Marathon, fifth place (2:08:44)
• 2006
  • London Marathon, 4th place (2:07:04), coming back from a long period of injury.
• 2007
  • London Marathon, did not finish.
  • United States Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City, 4th place (2:12:34)

Khannouchi was the first marathoner to break 2:06:00. However, he lost the world record to Paul Tergat on September 28, 2003.