get a clue
he controlled the race completely last 2 laps & was waiting for an attack that never came because he'd run the finish out of them
he even speeded up last 300m, running it at 52.3 pace compared to last lap of 52.9
elliot at the time was no great shakes at 1500, still basically a 800 runner who ran 1500 with a pathetic 3'35pb before '88 & a 3'32.9pb that year
if 100%, he may have been good for mid/high-3'31 in '88, but that doesn't look anywhere as good as rono's form
his peak was '90 when good for 3'28/3'29 in his auckland win
nonsense
in '80 coe finished last lap in 52.2 in a poor 3'38.4 compared to rono's 52.9 in 3'35.9
the runs were very comparable given the finishing times
coe was in no better than about low/mid 3'30 shape in '80 which was very comparable to rono's calibre of run
as for '92, the final time was a pathetic 3'40 even with a 50+
cacho was unlikely a sub-3'30 guy at the time, again probably low/mid-3'30 but good basic speed ( although never ran a serious 800 )
the only one of those performances definitely better was '84 when coe was probably in 3'29-flat/low
what is that rubbish supposed to mean ???
he wouda gone there in any 1/2-fit shape he couda mustered if picked & hope to maybe "fluke" a win
do you seriously believe if he was "only" in 3'32/3'33 shape prior to games but picked he wouda turned down the place ???
seeing as he ran a decent 1'43.9 in koblenz for 2nd & only a poor 3'35.7sb for 3rd just 3/7 later in rieti, it decent appear there was any 3'29 in him that year