Josh Kerr, the 2023 World 1500 metres Champion, just holds off fast finishing
Yared Nuguse to snatch the silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.
U.S. Champion Cole Hocker was an even faster finisher and took the Gold
medal in a record winning of 3:27.65 seconds. Josh Kerr's time was also
a record, beating Mo Farah's UK 1500m record of 3:28.81, set in 2013.
Final men's 1500m.
2024 Paris Olympic Games.
1. Cole Hocker (United States) 3:27.65 OR, AR
2. Josh Kerr (Great Britain) 3:27.79 NR
3. Yared Nuguse (United States) 3:27.80 PB
4. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) 3:28.24
5. Hobbs Kessler (United States) 3:29.45 PB
6. Niels Laros (Netherlands) 3:29.54 NR
7. Narve Gilje Nordås (Norway 3:30.46) SB
8. Pietro Arese (Italy) 3:30.74 NR.
Josh Kerr is pictured below, running in his sem-final, won by Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
