Abel Kipsang running at the Ivo van Damme Diamond League meeting
in Brussels, where, like in Japan, he finished 4th.
Abel Kipsang set a personal best 1500m of 3:32.6 Marseilles on the 9th June.
Then on 5th August 2021, he set a new Olympic record in the semi-finals of the
1500m, 3:31.65 improving his personal best.
In the final he once again set a P.B. but more importantly broke 3.30 for the first time.
2020 Olympic Games Tokyo.
Final men's 1500m.
1.
|
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
|
Norway |
3:28.32 |
OR & AR
|
| 2. |
Timothy Cheruiyot |
Kenya |
3:29.01
|
|
3.
|
Josh Kerr |
Great Britain & N.I.
|
3:29.05
|
PB
|
4.
|
Abel Kipsang
|
Kenya
|
3:29.56
|
PB
|
5.
|
Adel Mechaal
|
Spain
|
3:30.77
|
PB
|
| 6. |
Cole Hocker |
United States |
3:31.40
|
PB
|
7.
|
Stewart McSweyn
|
Australia
|
3:31.91
|
|
| 8. |
Michał Rozmys
|
Poland
|
3:32.67
|
PB
|