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Mohamed El Gourch

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Mohamed El Gourch
Personal information
Born(1936-01-11)11 January 1936
Casablanca, Morocco
Died21 February 2015(2015-02-21) (aged 79)
Casablanca, Morocco
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Tour du Maroc (1960, 1964, 1965)

Mohamed El Gourch (Arabic: محمد الكورش‎; 11 January 1936 – 21 February 2015) was a Moroccan road racing cyclist who won the Tour du Maroc, a record three times, in 1960, 1964 and 1965. He was also second in 1967, and was third in 1968 and 1969.[1][2] He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3] Gourch died in February 2015 after suffering a heart attack. He was 79.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morocco's Cycling Legend Mohamed El Gourch Dies at 79". moroccoworldnews.com. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Cyclisme: Mohamed El Gourch tire sa révérence". le360.ma. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015. (in French)
  3. ^ "Mohamed Ben Mohamed Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2014.