I have always narrowed this category down to 2: Bikila and Geb but with the outstanding consistency and 5K times of El Guerrouj, I'm throwing him in the middle. Without alot of research, here's my top 10 greatest African distance runners ever:
1. Haile Gebresilasie
2. Hicham El Guerrouj
3. Abebe Bikila
4. Kip Keino
5. Said Aouita
6. Nourredine Morceli
7. Henry Rono
8. Moses Kiptanui
9. Paul Tergat
10. Mike Boit
(note: I did not include Kipketer due to his Denmark affiliation)
Your thoughts??
1. Haile Gebresilasie
2. Hicham El Guerrouj
3. Abebe Bikila
4. Kip Keino
5. Said Aouita
6. Nourredine Morceli
7. Henry Rono
8. Moses Kiptanui
9. Paul Tergat
10. Mike Boit
(note: I did not include Kipketer due to his Denmark affiliation)
Your thoughts??
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