Khalid Khannouchi

Khannouchi fascinates me as a story about belonging as much as speed. Born in Meknes, Morocco, he became an American citizen and then held the marathon world record, which means he reached the very top after uprooting his whole life. The marathon punishes shortcuts; every mile he logged in an unfamiliar country is written into those records. Times eventually fall, but I find the immigrant arc behind them far more durable than any number. To run that far, that fast, while rebuilding your identity in a new land takes a stubbornness I deeply respect.

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Name (English)

Khalid Khannouchi

Name (Japanese)

ハーリド・ハヌーシ

Reading

はーりど・はぬーし

Born

December 22, 1971 (age 54)

Origin

Meknes, Meknès Prefecture, Morocco

Occupation

marathon runner / long-distance runner / athletics competitor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid%20Khannouchi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1343502

Tags

• Meknès Prefecture
• marathon runner
• long-distance runner
• athletics competitor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.