1500, 5000m, 10000m triple possible for the Men in LA 2028

Now I see why you hate Hocker

Sifan Hassan won The 1500 and 10000 in either the World's or Olympics, She has done The Triple several times, Not sure if she ever won the triple but she wins Medals lots of times, So If She could do it, it can be done

No

He has ZERO chance

Stop crying

Have they made the 800m/1500m double (for men) impossible again?

Imagine how different LA 84 would have been if they had the current dumb timetable and Coe had had to choose between the 800 and 1500? (or maybe back then he would even have become a 1500/5000 runner?)

Just being at the start line is one thing - yeah could he qualify for all three events? Probably. So could a lot of guys that aren't from the US that have much easier paths to qualification with a brutal trials system. Pretty sure Andreas Almgren (who ran 3.32.00 as recently as 2023) could also theoretically enter and start all all three events. But is that the point of this question?

I'm sorry but comparing womens MD/distance running to mens in terms of depth of talent like apples to oranges. It is just not the same. Even with the massive catching up the women have done in the last 3-4 seasons, especially over events like the 1500m where as recently as 4 years ago running under 3.55 was very rare, it's still just not the same.

2025 - looking at the 10th best performances of the season as an average marker of the depth of the worlds best.

1500m: 10th on the mens performance list Jakob 3.29.63 (1250 points) - the equivalent performance on the womens side should be 3.54.57 - it's 3.56.30

5000m: 10th - Blanks, 12.48.20 - womens equivalent should be around 14.14 - it's 14.27

10000m: 10th - Mburu 26.56.36 - equivalent 30.17, it's 30.38

These trends can be seen at any level throughout the seasons bests except for right at the top thanks to two outlier women - Kipyegon and Chebet.

Just getting on the podium in the mens events is so hard. Already been mentioned but the last global final Jakob made over 1500m he didn't even medal, even though he was in his career best shape over both 1500 and 3000m. So somehow he needs to actually improve or in the very least maintain his level over the 1500m, bring up his level considerably over 10000m to the level he could be a challenger to medal, and he's going to do all this in 3 years time?

So no, just because Sifan Hassan did a very successful triple on the womens side (2 golds and a bronze) does not mean it can be done on the mens side - and it never will be done on the mens side.

Mo Katir bro… probably the only other dude on Earth who could even be mentioned in this conversation. Clean or otherwise

first he needs to focus on actually winning a race of any type

Heavy favorite in the 10000m? Come on. His 10K road PR is 27:27 which is about 58 pace for the HM. A 1500/10000 double is not going to happen and the 5000m will still be his best shot for a gold.

Great post. Exactly correct. Jakob should focus on the 10,000 and, possibly, 5000 in 2028. He can still run the doors off of almost anyone, but he just doesn’t have the ridiculous kick like Hocker. He still has a good kick but not one that ensures even a medal at 1500.

A dude who ran 7:17 for 3000 has the capacity to be a world beater at 10,000 with just a little different training. But not at 1500, not anymore. Yeah, it’s possible Jakob could run 3:25.99 in a time trial race in Europe but not make the podium when it really counts in 2028.

Jakob’s best would be to focus exclusively on the 10k. He’s not placing top in the 1500m and not winning the 5k.

Not to mention, the dude already has Olympic gold medals at 1500 and 5000. Maybe he should attempt to double the 10,000/3000 steeple.

Paavo Nurmi technically achieved this in 1928 (though obviously competition was much different back then.)

1920: Gold in 10,000m; Indvl XC; Team XC (and Silver in 5000m)
1924: Gold in 1500m; 5000m; 3000m team; Invdl XC; Team XC
1928: Gold in 10,000m (and Silver in 5000m and 3000m SC)

He won medals in 5 individual events.

I'm sure we'll see Siffan Hassan do the 100, 800, 1500, 5000, 10000, Marathon Sixtuplet. May even throw in the 400 for good measure.

That Jakob could be a powerhouse in the 10000m, is pure, unsupported speculation. There’s not a single data point that indicates he could do so. The 10000m is 2.3 times farther than 3000m and he needs maximin fitness to run 1500m. There’s no just a little different trading for him to run the 10.

maybe if all the races were slow and tactical but I don’t see that happening with someone like him in a race - who knows who will pop up on the scene in the next three years?

Jesus you guys seriously go off recency bias way too hard. You’re seriously saying that Jakob is not a “world beater” in the 1500 based off his 4th place at the Olympics where he simply opened up too hard and where he got beat by 3 guys who ran the greatest races of their lives and will likely never match their performances ever again? Damn dude, Jakob must suck then. What if Jakob never got injured and made the final this year, do you really think he’s losing to Nader? It’s one thing to argue that his injuries may limit himself from progressing in the 1500 (I can agree with that), but this kick nonsense is nauseating.

Well he was injured so of course he couldn’t win a championship currently. Jakob ran a stupid race in Paris, it didn’t come down to a kick at all from him.

I don’t think Hocker has ever won a 10000m race, did he do well in NCAA XC?