Who would win in an all-star 1500m final between the last 12 Olympic champions in their primes?

All stars wrote:

The field is:

Jakob Ingebrigsten (2020)

Matthew Centrowitz (2016)

Taoufik Makhloufi (2012)

Asbel Kiprop (2008)

Hicham El Guerrouj (2004)

Noah Ngeny (2000)

Noureddine Morceli (1996)

Fermin Cacho (1992)

Peter Romo (1988)

Seb Coe (1984)

Seb Coe (1980)

John Walker (1976)

no__deal wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

If you take doping out of the equation you're likely running a race somewhere in the early '60's. Slower but everybody now has a chance. Except Centro. He was a fluke.

Was Jim Ryun ever tested for steroids?

Herbie E hates Armstrong wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

Aside from following me around, it's all you do under your countless user names.

I have never defended a doper; you are an uneducated troll.

habs wrote:

For kicks I ran this scenario through my TrackBot AI previewer. It's basing this prediction off each athlete at the year of their last 1500m Olympic title, not earlier or later. It takes their last two years of results from World Athletics and some basic details like their age into account. This is what it said:

Predicted Finish and Times:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 3:28.50
Hicham el Guerrouj (MAR) - 3:29.00
Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) - 3:29.50
Matthew Centrowitz (USA) - 3:30.00
Sebastian Coe (GBR) - 3:30.50
Asbel Kiprop (KEN) - 3:31.00
Noah Ngeny (KEN) - 3:31.50
John Walker (NZL) - 3:32.00
Noureddine Morceli (ALG) - 3:32.50
Peter Rono (KEN) - 3:33.00
Fermín Cacho (ESP) - 3:34.00

Details and reasoning can be seen on the site (still working on the coherence of this):

Link:hpr.github.io/match/#athleteIds=%5B%22...

habs wrote:

For kicks I ran this scenario through my TrackBot AI previewer. It's basing this prediction off each athlete at the year of their last 1500m Olympic title, not earlier or later. It takes their last two years of results from World Athletics and some basic details like their age into account. This is what it said:

Predicted Finish and Times:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 3:28.50
Hicham el Guerrouj (MAR) - 3:29.00
Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) - 3:29.50
Matthew Centrowitz (USA) - 3:30.00
Sebastian Coe (GBR) - 3:30.50
Asbel Kiprop (KEN) - 3:31.00
Noah Ngeny (KEN) - 3:31.50
John Walker (NZL) - 3:32.00
Noureddine Morceli (ALG) - 3:32.50
Peter Rono (KEN) - 3:33.00
Fermín Cacho (ESP) - 3:34.00

Details and reasoning can be seen on the site (still working on the coherence of this):

Link:hpr.github.io/match/#athleteIds=%5B%22...

Wrong wrong wrong wrote:

With today's testing being unable to catch the best dopers, Jakob would win easily

Armstronglivs wrote:

Wrong wrong wrong wrote:

With today's testing being unable to catch the best dopers, Jakob would win easily

Fixed.

sdfsf wrote:

but that 3:26 was a perfectly set up race for him and he was 50 metres ahead at the finish line, he had no real competition. with 11 other guys as fast as him (bar maybe 1-2 seconds), he wouldn't be able to sit on the shoulder, kick when he wanted and have it all his own way.

All stars wrote:

The field is:

Jakob Ingebrigsten (2020)

Matthew Centrowitz (2016)

Taoufik Makhloufi (2012)

Asbel Kiprop (2008)

Hicham El Guerrouj (2004)

Noah Ngeny (2000)

Noureddine Morceli (1996)

Fermin Cacho (1992)

Peter Romo (1988)

Seb Coe (1984)

Seb Coe (1980)

John Walker (1976)

The observing northman wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

Fixed.

Absolutely no one is above the law in Norway. If Ingebrigtsen had been doing something illegal, he would have been brought down immediately. And yes, I know how things work (and don’t work) in Norway. You do not, and that’s a fact.

Get yourself a job, or a girlfriend, you terrible loser.

Armstronglivs wrote:

The observing northman wrote:

Absolutely no one is above the law in Norway. If Ingebrigtsen had been doing something illegal, he would have been brought down immediately. And yes, I know how things work (and don’t work) in Norway. You do not, and that’s a fact.

Get yourself a job, or a girlfriend, you terrible loser.

Your drivel stays up but the correction is deleted, which is that doping is not unlawful, it is a breach of the rules of sport, and most dopers are not caught as only 1% tests are positive. Jakob could therefore be doping and it is unlikely he would be caught.

Deanouk wrote:

sdfsf wrote:

but that 3:26 was a perfectly set up race for him and he was 50 metres ahead at the finish line, he had no real competition. with 11 other guys as fast as him (bar maybe 1-2 seconds), he wouldn't be able to sit on the shoulder, kick when he wanted and have it all his own way.

El G was the most obvious user of EPO in T&F history.