Cole Hocker Wins 1500m Gold at Paris Olympics

American Cole Hocker stunned the competition to win the gold medal in the men's 1500m at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a time of 3:27.65, setting an Olympic record. Hocker, initially in fifth place, made a dramatic surge in the final 300 meters to overtake Britain's Josh Kerr and Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who had set the pace for most of the race. Kerr secured the silver medal with a national record time of 3:27.79, while Hocker's teammate Yared Nuguse took bronze in 3:27.80. Ingebrigtsen, the defending Olympic champion, finished fourth. This race, anticipated as a duel between Kerr and Ingebrigtsen, saw Hocker breaking his personal best by over three seconds to claim victory.