Nice Britain’s Josh Kerr was made to accept Olympic 1500m silver behind shock champion Cole Hocker, as Jakob Ingebrigtsen missed out on a medal.
As world gold medallist Kerr and defending Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen performed out their anticipated battle for the title, American Hocker discovered his well beyond each on the within to clinch his first international outside title.
With a wonderfully timed closing surge, Hocker took gold in an Olympic document three minutes 27.65 seconds.
Kerr, who upgraded his Olympic bronze from Tokyo, crossed the road in a British document 3:27.79 as one other American athlete, Yared Nuguse, ran a private finest 3:27.80 for bronze.
Norway’s Ingebrigtsen led from the entrance however light within the closing phases to overlook the rostrum in fourth, having misplaced out in successive world 1500m finals to Kerr and fellow Briton Jake Wightman since his Tokyo triumph.
Kerr’s spectacular victory in 2023 ignited a fierce rivalry with Ingebrigtsen and the pair have exchanged public feedback ever since.
The 26-year-old, winner of world indoor 3,000m gold in March, was bidding to develop into the primary British man to win Olympic 1500m gold since Sebastian Coe beat team-mate Steve Cram on the 1984 Los Angeles Video games.
It was Coe himself, the World Athletics president, who predicted the “luxurious” rivalry – paying homage to his personal with Steve Ovett – might produce “a race for the ages” in Paris.
However, with the gang enraptured because the anticipated tussle performed out earlier than their eyes, Kerr edging on to the shoulder of Ingebrigtsen on the ultimate bend, their consideration fastened on one another, Hocker stole in to assert a shocking, unexpected victory.
