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Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj was born on September 14, 1974, in Berkane, a city in northeastern Morocco near the Mediterranean coast. Growing up in a large family with modest means, El Guerrouj discovered running as a teenager and quickly demonstrated extraordinary natural ability. He was inspired by fellow Moroccan Said Aouita, who had dominated middle-distance running in the 1980s, and dreamed of carrying on the proud tradition of Moroccan athletics on the world stage.
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Scott Scovell Hamilton was born on August 28, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio, and was adopted as an infant by Dorothy and Ernie Hamilton, who raised him in Bowling Green, Ohio. His early childhood was marked by a mysterious illness that stunted his growth, later believed to be related to a condition similar to Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Despite his small stature and health challenges, young Scott discovered ice skating at age nine, and the sport would transform his life in ways no one could have predicted.
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