Hocker Stuns with Gold as GB's Kerr Secures 1500m Silver.

Athletics Paris Olympics 2024

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Hocker Stuns with Gold as GB's Kerr Secures 1500m Silver.

Great Britain's Josh Kerr won the Olympic 1500m silver, finishing behind surprise champion Cole Hocker, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen missed out on a medal.

As world champion Josh Kerr and defending Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen battled for the title, American Cole Hocker surprised everyone by passing them on the inside to win his first global outdoor title.

Hocker clinched gold with a perfectly timed final surge, setting an Olympic record of 3:27.65. Kerr, upgrading his Tokyo bronze, finished in a British record 3:27.79, while American Yared Nuguse took bronze with a personal best of 3:27.80.

Norway's Ingebrigtsen led for most of the race but faded in the final stages, finishing fourth.

“It’s the fastest I’ve ever run. It’s the best 1500m performance I could ever ask for - a British record and a personal best,” said Kerr. “I told you guys we were going to put on a 1500m that would go down in generations and we did that today.”

Kerr's spectacular victory in 2023 ignited a fierce rivalry with Ingebrigtsen, leading to ongoing public exchanges between the two.