So???? El Guerrouj broke the Record when he was 22, Eliud Kipchoge ran 12:50 5k at 19, Nigel Amos ran 1:41 low at 19. Jakob can run a faster 5k but he doesn't have sub 1:43 800m speed. El Guerrouj could have probs dropped sub 1:43 and so could Morceli and Lagat if they truly raced it at their peaks.
El Guerrouj Tripped and Lost to 1000 meter record holder in his two Olympic loses. El Guerrouj is 2-0 vs Bekele. Jakob really getting out kicked by 3:29 guys LMAO. This is your "GOAT". Bro has 2 more 1500m finals left 2024 Paris and 2026 Worlds.
Sorry, he may have a doping strike (which happened when he'd already fallen off), but no one in 1500m history was more exciting to watch than Asbel Kiprop. Everything from his physique to questionable tactics. The man ran behind the pack at 2015 worlds and overhauled everyone.
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Second successive World Championships in which no Black or Brown medals. Paris and 2025 will be between White, White, White, White,White, and after that White and White will probably dominate until 2033.
Brown and Brown would have been also rans without EPO.
Wake up. If we were back in the EPO era the top 3 tonight would be something like
Jakob is 22...He has a lot more time to run more 3.27s, some 3.26s and who know maybe a 3.25.
23 years - 25 days
We were for so long playing with this age progression arguments.
While there a lot of counter-examples.
even if he doesn't make any further improvment, he still has time to run more 3.27 and a 3:26.9. And so far nothing indicates that he stopped improving. Both are possible. I would say it is as likely he is at his 1500 peak as he can go another second faster.