Another cheers for Centro here. The best championship 1500 racer the USA has EVER had, and may ever have again. Remember that 108 year wait between golds?
It is mind boggling people overlook this medal history:
2011 WC bronze
2012 O 4th
2013 WC silver
2016 indoor Gold
2016 O Gold
^Read that list again. That is unprecedented for a US middle distance runner. And a homegrown one at that! Not a Kenyan mercenary with an EPO positive. A kid who grew up in the USA, went to HS here, played Nintendo, etc. Savviest racer we’ve ever had, and smooth as silk doing it.
Denigrating his Olympic GOLD medal? Are you kidding?? All the world’s best had their chance to shape that race and he owned them all. Period.
PRs of 1:44, 3:30, 3:49 and 13:00 that rival any US athlete ever.
The ONLY reason to dislike Centro is his associations with Sal and Shelby. I admit my suspicions get raised when he gets insanely lean insanely quickly approaching winning season, and sports body acne. I’m not a doping apologist, but I tend to reserve judgement in a sport where you have to beat Kiprop and Makhloufi to win.
Whatever your opinion of him personally, at least appreciate what he’s done.