Obviously Jakob was going for the 1500/5000 and isn't going to pull it off this year with the 1500 silver. However, he could double medal with the 5000 yet to come. This got me wondering, have there been any other to medal in the 1500/5000 double besides Nurmi, El Guerrouj, Lagat, and Hassan?
I know they were all different. Nurmi and El Guerrouj both won their doubles at the Olympics and Lagat was at worlds. And Hassan was bronze in the 1500 and gold in the 5000 in Tokyo as part of her ridiculous treble. Has anyone else medaled in those at the same global event? It wouldn't be the same as a double win, but a double medal would put him in rarified air