Cole Hocker stuns the world, outkicks Josh Kerr to win men’s 1500m title Olympic gold

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Cole Hocker stuns the world, outkicks Josh Kerr to win men’s 1500m title Olympic gold

Cole Hocker of the ******* States scored one of the biggest upsets in Olympic running Tuesday night, outrunning Jakob Ingebrigtsen and outkicking Josh Kerr, and everyone else, down the stretch to win the men’s 1500-meter to turn what was supposed to be a two-man battle into the surprise of the Games.

Hocker, born in Indianapolis and reared at the University of Oregon, finished in an Olympic record 3:27.65, just under a quarter of a second ahead of Kerr of Great Britain, the reigning world champion.

Yared Nuguse, Hocker’s ********* teammate, outkicked Ingebrigtsen for the bronze as the defending Olympic champion faded to fourth after setting the pace for the first 1,300 meters.

WOW.

A STUNNING upset in the men’s 1500m as ********* COLE HOCKER takes gold!

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For Ingebrigtsen it was another major disappointment, given his star power and outspoken nature. He has never been shy about his confidence in his abilities and the rest of the field in the 1,500 meters Tuesday night at Stade de France.

The last runner announced for the race, Ingebrigtsen held up a single index figure and stared at the camera for all 80,000 fans to see on the giant video boards above the purple track. He should have held up four on a night when he lost his third consecutive championship 1500, including the 2022 and 2023 races at the World Athletics Championships.

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