U.S. GETS SURPRISE GOLD IN MEN’S 1,500
The United States had not won the 1,500 meters in the Olympics since 1908, but Matthew Centrowitz, 26, ran a 50.62 last lap and held off Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria to win.
The United States had not won the 1,500 meters in the Olympics since 1908, but Matthew Centrowitz, 26, ran a 50.62 last lap and held off Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria to win.