Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 1500m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 06, 2024. Cole Hocker of United States celebrates after crossing the line to win gold ahead of Josh Kerr of Britain and Yared Nuguse of United States. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS (Reuters) -American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500 metres gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.
Once Kerr had eased past the Norwegian on the final straight it seemed the Briton was on course to add gold to the bronze he took in Tokyo, but he did not reckon with Hocker, who found a path up the inside to take one of the most unexpected golds in the history of the blue riband event.
