Jim Spivey: Would Love your Story of 1992 Olympic 1500m Final

I feel like the testers might just come knocking at my door just for watching that video.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_–_Men%27s_1500_metres#Final

Do my eyes deceive me, or did african leader really let Cacho pass on the inside?

That is, uh, not wise.

thanks for the video OP, never seen that footage before.

Spivey has very nice running form.

Who was the arab who came storming for 2nd? Looks like Ali Saidi sief, but he was 10 years later I believe.

ludo dierx wrote:

Do my eyes deceive me, or did african leader really let Cacho pass on the inside?

That is, uh, not wise.

thanks for the video OP, never seen that footage before.

Spivey has very nice running form.

Who was the arab who came storming for 2nd? Looks like Ali Saidi sief, but he was 10 years later I believe.

Rachid el Basir. Didn't qualify for WC final in 91. Was a big surprise.

Was the guy from Qatar actually born there or had they started buying athletes back then?

EPO no does work for elite Africans or Spaniards with chronically neck spasming.

Crazy last lap. A bunch of guys ran 50 point. Spivey and Morceli were not among them.

Did Spivey ever run against El G? He was still competing in 1997, and at quite a high level, at least he ran a fast 5000m at age 36.

Not many could say they raced against prime Coe, Ovett and El G. He might be one of them.

American middle-distance stars sure had better longevity than the Brits in that era. Johnny Gray, Steve Scott, Spivey...

Imagine if Jim Ryun had had the ability, desire, and means to race on in to his mid-thirties? Actually, a young Spivey might even have raced against him if he had, lol!

Les wrote:

Crazy last lap. A bunch of guys ran 50 point. Spivey and Morceli were not among them.

What happened to Morceli that day and his famous kick? I know he was boxed in by Spivey at the bell, but he was going backwards in the home straight with a clear run. People still say to this day that the best Morceli would beat the best El G in a slow race.