Olympic Track and Field 2021: Men’s 1,500m Medal Winners, Times and Results
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Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new
Olympic record with a winning time of 3:28.32 to capture the gold
medal in the men’s 1,500 meters Saturday at Japan National Stadium in
Tokyo.
Ingebrigtsen, who previously won gold
in the event at the 2018 European Championships and 2021 European
Indoor Championships, is a first-time medalist in the Summer
Olympics.
Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot earned the
silver medal, while Great Britain’s Josh Kerr took third for bronze
in a race that saw the top three finishers separated by less than
eight-tenths of a second.
Here’s a look at the full race results:
1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR, 3:28.32)
2. Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN, 3:29.01)
3. Josh Kerr (GBR, 3:29.05)
4. Abel Kipsang (KEN, 3:29.56)
5. Adel Mechaal (ESP, 3:30.77)
6. Cole Hocker (USA, 3:31.40)
7. Stewart McSweyn (AUS, 3:31.91)
8. Michal Rozmys (POL, 3:32.67)
9. Jake Heyward (GBR, 3:34.43)
10. Jake Wightman (GBR, 3:35.09)
11. Ollie Hoare (AUS, 3:35.79)
12. Charles Grethen (LUX, 3:36.80)
13. Ignacio Fontes (ESP, 3:38.56)
This article will be updated shortly to provide more information on this race.
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