Jakob is such a terrible racer that he has Olympic Gold and two silvers in the event. The closest is Kerr who instead has a bronze. Incredible logic by SledgeHammer. I wish I could achieve this level of intelligence.
Jakob's gold was from a weak era. His only competitor was Tim who ran a stupid race. His track record since then has proved that was a fluke and he will never grab golds in the 1500m again. Hell, it's even getting difficult for him to be on the podium again. I mean he just got demolished last year despite coming into race with a new PB and the shape of his life.
He set the Olympic Record at the time. Was it weak or was he just that much better?