So Clayton Murphy and Paul Chelimo are racing each other in the 3k on Saturday in Boston and both won Olympic medals last year. As I was writing the preview of the meet, it got me thinking: how often do American Olympic medallists race each other on the track?
I know it's happened a few times since 2012 (Rupp vs. Manzano, Chelimo vs. Jager last year) but couldn't find the last time before that. Anyone know?
Conditions
-Both athletes must have already won their Olympic medals at the time of their race
-Medal must have come in an event longer than 400 meters