No, El G ran maybe one or two races are his double Olympic Gold and retired immediately, 2005.
Terrible example. El G had multiple WC's in the 1500m and 5000m, olympic medals, and a slew of WR's prior to accomplishing the 2004 double. He never raced after the olympics professionally due to injuries. Hocker is having a suspiciously bad year
No, El G ran maybe one or two races are his double Olympic Gold and retired immediately, 2005.
Terrible example. El G had multiple WC's in the 1500m and 5000m, olympic medals, and a slew of WR's prior to accomplishing the 2004 double. He never raced after the olympics professionally due to injuries. Hocker is having a suspiciously bad year
No it isn't slick, the criteria was worst year after Olympic gold. El G retired after his Olympic gold because he was not motivated anymore. He quit.
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Rashid Ramzi was busted for CERA after winning gold in ‘08, and banned from competition in 2009. - Caught doping is a bad comparison After David Rudisha repeated as Olympic 800 champ in 2016, he only ran 1:44.90 the next year and that was it for his career. lol he REPEATED as Olympic 800m champ at the end of his career and an amazing WR. This is similar to El G and no a comparable example to Hocker 2024 Noah Ngeny’s 2001 was a similar caliber to Hocker’s 2025, maybe a little worse (way worse if Hocker medals in the 5k). No, Ngeny WON 3 indoor races and 3 outdoor races in 2001(not including Kenyan championships). Hocker has won zero races outside of USATF's in 2025 Sebastian Coe didn’t win any international races in 1985; that year was the Cram/Aouita show. Coe held his own very well in the 4 international races he ran that year. Unlike Hocker, who was getting hawked by 800m guys in exhibition races this year. Point is, it’s common to have a comparatively lackluster year after winning Olympic gold. Singling out Hocker’s 2025 season is talking out of your ass. I think it's fair for people to point out that Hocker is having more than a lackluster 2025 season, especially since he has been reportedly injury free. With the season being essentially done, it's starting to look suspiciously disappointing in comparison to the 1 single unbelievable OG final 1500m race in 2024....
No DL victories, slow times or weak PBs (except 3000m indoors). Lost to all his opponents. Doesn't make world finals.
You must be pretty young if you don't remember Centro's year from hell in 2017. By his own admission he enjoyed being Olympic champion a bit too much. After a lackluster season he eventually got injured like three weeks before the US championships and pretty much figured his season was over so he dyed his hair blonde and flew to Vegas. Then pulled it together a bit with the help of his team and finished 2nd at USAs behind Robby Andrews. Insane post-Olympic hangover that will truly never be matched.
John Walker 1977 was pretty bad, including Ovett making him quit in the World Cup 1500m, but John had an excuse, after 76, he had major surgery and he was never the same again. He was awesome from 74-76, from 77 until the rest of his career he was reduced to an also ran.
Rashid Ramzi was busted for CERA after winning gold in ‘08, and banned from competition in 2009.
After David Rudisha repeated as Olympic 800 champ in 2016, he only ran 1:44.90 the next year and that was it for his career.
Noah Ngeny’s 2001 was a similar caliber to Hocker’s 2025, maybe a little worse (way worse if Hocker medals in the 5k).
Sebastian Coe didn’t win any international races in 1985; that year was the Cram/Aouita show.
Point is, it’s common to have a comparatively lackluster year after winning Olympic gold. Singling out Hocker’s 2025 season is talking out of your ass.
Terrible examples. Comparing all time greats, some at the end of their career, to Hocker coming off an Olympic gold at the beginning of his career is talking out of your ass.
Centro 2017 had the greatest season ever. His 2016 gold was the single greatest achievement in track and field history. Nay, greatest acheivement in all of sports. NAY, SINGULAR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL OF MANKIND, above the invention of the wheel and discovery of fire.
Don’t forget, his season isn’t over yet. He still has the 5k, and tbh now he might be my pick for gold. His legs won’t be tired from a sub-3:30 race, and if there’s anything we’ve learned from the last 3 5k finals, it’s that it’s not actually a 5k race, it’s a tempo to get into position for 4600m, then a 400m race. I think Hocker’s 7:23i/12:57i fitness will get him to when the kicking starts, and he’ll kick like Jakob has been for the last few years.
I’ll add the caveat that this might be the time Jakob tries to push it from far out (if he makes it). No way he leaves it down to a kick with Hocker if he thinks he’s strong enough to push from 1-2k out. I know people say that about the Ethiopians every year, but the difference is Jakob has shown, to the point of stubbornness, that he’ll take the pace and see who can hang on.
The difference between Jakob historically and present Hocker is that Jakob is much stronger in the 5000m and the 3000m so Hocker might not have so much left in the tank as Jakob has had when they come to the finish.
Present Jakob in the 5000m Let´s see what he can do in the 5000m heat before we speculate about his tactics in the final.
