2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Men's 1500m Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20/08/2016. Matthew Centrowitz (USA) of USA celebrates. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - American Matthew Centrowitz pulled of a shock victory in the 1,500m final on Saturday, stunning pre-race favourite Asbel Kiprop of Kenya to secure his country's first gold medal in the event since 1908.
In the run-up to the Games few expected the 26-year-old to challenge for a medal as all the focus was on Kenya's former Olympic champion Kiprop, who had won the last three world titles.
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