Three Consecutive Olympics Kenya Had the Best 1500m Runner in the World …

Maxcrux wrote:

I think the Kenyans are still using the same training methods that Noah Ngeny was using in the 1990s.The 1500m event has evolved alot since then.

El Keniano wrote:

… and failed to win. Kip Keino 1968, Peter Rono 1988, Noah Ngeny 2000 and Asbel Kiprop 2008 were all unexpected against heavily favoured rivals.

How do we rid ourselves of this hoodoo?

El Keniano wrote:

1500m at the Olympics since 1968:

1968 - Favourite: Jim Ryun 🇺🇸; Winner: Kip Keino 🇰🇪

1972 - Favorite(s): Jim Ryun 🇺🇸 / Kip Keino 🇰🇪; Winner: Pekka Vasala 🇫🇮

1976 (boycotted) - Favourite: Ivo van Damme 🇧🇪; Winner: John Walker 🇳🇿

1980 (boycotted) - Favourite: Steve Ovett 🇬🇧; Winner: Sebastian Coe 🇬🇧

1984 (boycotted) - Favourite: Steve Ovett 🇬🇧; Winner: Sebastian Coe 🇬🇧

1988 - Favourite(s): Steve Cram 🇬🇧; Winner: Peter Rono 🇰🇪

1992 - Favourite: Nourredine Morcelli 🇩🇿; Winner: Fermin Cacho 🇪🇸

1996 - Favourite: Hicham El Guerrouj 🇲🇦; Winner: Nourredine Morcelli 🇩🇿

2000 - Favourite: Hicham El Guerrouj 🇲🇦; Winner: Noah Ngeny 🇰🇪

2004 - Favourite: Bernard Lagat 🇰🇪; Winner: Hicham El Guerrouj 🇲🇦

2008 - Favourite: Rashid Ramzi 🇧🇭; Winner: Asbel Kiprop 🇰🇪 (Ramzi DQ)

2012 - Favourite(s): Asbel Kiprop 🇰🇪/ Silas Kiplagat 🇰🇪; Winner: Taoufik Makhloufi 🇩🇿

2016 - Favourite(s): Asbel Kiprop 🇰🇪/ Elijah Manangoi 🇰🇪/ Ronald Kwemoi 🇰🇪; Winner: Matthew Centrowitz 🇺🇸

2021 - Favourite: Timothy Cheruiyot 🇰🇪; Winner: Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇳🇴

The best runner hasn't won in 50 years, who'll go into Paris 2024 as favourite?