Taoufik had a very busy Olympic Games in Rio !
On August 12th. 13th and 15th he was contesting the 800 metres, in
which he set a new Algerian national record in the final, taking the silver
medal behind world record holder David Rudisha. Then on the 16th of August
he set off in his quest to win the 1,500 metres. Heats, semi and the final.
With his speed perhaps he should have won the 1,500m final. It was so slow.
2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro.
Men's 800m Final.
| 1. |
David Rudisha
|
Kenya |
1:41.15 |
SB |
|
| 2. |
Taoufik Makhloufi |
Algeria |
1:42.61
|
NR
|
|
3.
|
Clayton Murphy |
United States |
1:42.93
|
PB
|
|
| 4. |
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse |
France
|
1:43.41
|
SB
|
|
| 5. |
Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich
|
Kenya
|
1:43.55
|
SB
|
|
6.
|
Marcin Lewandowski |
Poland
|
1:44.20 |
SB
|
|
| 7. |
Alfred Kipketer |
Kenya
|
1:46.02 |
|
|
| 8. |
Boris Berian |
United States |
1:46.15 |
|
|
Taoufik Makhloufi won the men's 1,500m silver medal, bettering the bronze,
he won at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Men's 1,500 metres final.
| 1. |
Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. |
United States |
3:50.00 |
| 2. |
Taoufik Makhloufi |
Algeria |
3:50.11 |
| 3. |
Nick Willis |
New Zealand |
3:50.24
|
| 4. |
Ayanleh Souleiman |
Djibouti |
3:50.29 |
| 5. |
Abdalaati Iguider |
Morocco |
3:50.58
|
| 6. |
Asbel Kiprop |
Kenya |
3:50.87 |
| 7. |
David Bustos |
Spain |
3:51.06 |
| 8. |
Ben Blankenship |
United States |
3:51.09 |
The winning time of 3:50.00 was the slowest since 1932.
Centrowitz became the first American to win the event since Mel Sheppard in 1908.
Only five finalist (there were thirteen) failed to beat 3:40 in their semi final - ten seconds
faster than Matthew's winning time !
Earlier in the evening Mo Farah won the 5,000 metres.
Mo's best time for the 1,500 metres. 3:28.81. Need one say more ?