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Priddey upstages 1500m field at NZ’s Cooks Classic             ...

Isaiah Priddey ran an outstanding race to crush the New Zealand under 18 record and win the New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1500m trial race in Whanganui at the Cooks Classic meeting on Tuesday evening. The seventeen year old Hamilton athlete ran 3:44.34...

New, more extreme direction for cross country competition – IAAF

Cross country running should move towards a more extreme, edgier style to attract new audiences as well as a new breed of cross country runner to the discipline. That was one of the main recommendations made by the IAAF Cross...

European Marathon Record Holder Moen To Run Napoli City Half-Marathon

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (23-Jan) -- The fastest-ever European over the marathon distance, Norway's Sondre Nordstad Moen, will compete in the fifth annual Napoli City Half-Marathon on Sunday, February 4, organizers announced today. The 27...

Injury: a setBACK or a tool to set you FORWARD? – By Aussie Marathon...

By Aussie Marathon Star, Jessica Trengove - Runner's Tribe The word injury sparks a sense of familiarity and some level of anxiety in too many sportspeople. Whilst the associated challenges can be hard to stomach, I do believe they can...

Linden Hall – All Round Distance Talent (1500m-5000m) – StatsCentral Feature

Linden Hall is chasing down our very best middle distance runners, moving into the top-10 on the ‘Australian All-Round Distance Stars’ ranking list – combining the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m. This came off the back of a tremendous performance at...

Dejen Gebreselassie: A journey from refugee to the green and gold

A column by Jaryd Clifford – Runner’s Tribe Under the African sun, a furious game of football is in full flight. The young boys dart around the pitch, their skinny legs whirring a hypnotic dance. The dust they kick-up ascends...

Joseph Millar top performer at NZ’s Capital Classic

Joseph Millar ran an excellent race to win the men’s 200m Commonwealth Games trial in at the Capital Classic meeting, recording 20.68. The winning time was just 0.24 outside the Games B standard. Second was William Smart in 21.55...

Bekele to race Farah and Kipchoge in 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon

Three legends to go head-to-head on Sunday 22 April Bekele announcement is the first to be revealed as part of the Virgin Money London Marathon Elite Week The three greatest distance runners of their generation will race the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon...

Commonwealth Games qualifiers aplenty at Hunter Track Classic

Rio Olympian Linden Hall was impressive in the performance of the meet at the Hunter Track Classic, winning the women’s 5000m in a Commonwealth Games A qualifying and world leading time of 15:18.77. The 1500m specialist finished ahead of the ACT’s Emily Brichacek (15:46.58) and Victoria’s Melissa...
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Men’s 1500m Final | Athletics | Olympic Games Rio 2016 | 7 Olympics

Video courtesy of 7 Olympics. Final results. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.  United States 3:50.00 Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria 3:50.11 Nick Willis  New Zealand 3:50.24 4 Ayanleh Souleiman  Djibouti 3:50.29 5 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco 3:50.58 6 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:50.87 7 David Bustos  Spain 3:51.06 8 Ben Blankenship  United States 3:51.09 9 Ryan Gregson  Australia 3:51.39 10 Nathan Brannen  Canada 3:51.45 11 Ronald Musagala  Uganda 3:51.68 12 Charlie Grice  Great Britain 3:51.73 13 Ronald Kwemoi  Kenya 3:56.76