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His marathon debut in Chicago in was then the fastest marathon debut in history () and was the fourth fastest time in the world.
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Khalid Khannouchi
Moroccan-born American long-distance runner
Khalid Khannouchi (Arabic: خالد خنّوشي) (born September 12, 1971) is a Moroccan-born American retired long-distance runner.
He is the former world record holder for the marathon and held the former road world best for the 20 km distance. He is one of only five men to break the marathon world record more than once, and one of only five to break their own marathon world record (the others are Jim Peters, Derek Clayton, Eliud Kipchoge, and Haile Gebrselassie).
Khalid fell out with the Moroccan athletics federation over training expenses and moved to Brooklyn, New York City in 1992 with three of his friends. He married American Sandra Inoa in 1996, who coached him and acted as his agent.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be the recipient of a World Athletics Heritage Plaque from World Athletics.They set up home in Ossining, New York. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on May 2, 2000. He first gained broad notoriety by winning the 1997 Chicago Marathon by over a minute with a time of 2:07.10, breaking the 12