Seems like this race has turned into the 800 meter jog to be followed by the 700 meter sprint.
@Emil-yd1ge
7 жыл бұрын
I find it interesting that races turn out this way. If one of the runners would run at a fast pace (55/ lap) from the start, they would all have to follow, because it's the fastest/ most efficient way to run this distance. Seems like they mutually agreed on doing at that way, I wonder if they agreed on this strategy before the race or they just all knew they have the best chance of finishing in a good place if they just do what everyone else does. Interesting race. I'm training for the 800m, but I didn't compete in a race yet. I'm very excited to do so next month.
@Emil-yd1ge
7 жыл бұрын
sorry for my bad english
@joepalkovic
7 жыл бұрын
the African runners didn't take Centrowitz seriously - they all thought they could blow him away in the final 300 meters. But he as comfortable at 1k and that was when he started turning it on, just over a lap to go. Great race.
@Vydio
7 жыл бұрын
Your English is fine. It seems to be a trend in this race, I don't think they all agreed to it. Maybe this will alter the way it is run.
@flyingface
6 жыл бұрын
When they don't have a pacer. Watch the diamond league if you want to see a fast 1500m
@markmccormick4354
7 жыл бұрын
Impressive race by Centrowitz, he controlled the pace the whole way and baited everybody else into his pace from the front the whole race. Amazing that he was able to lead the race from start to finish
@ramabilal8534
7 жыл бұрын
stupid kiprop in every Olympic... seamless
@Hever73
4 жыл бұрын
This race seems like it was already a pre arranged race designed to help Centrowitz to win it why is it all of them were followed him like a stupid sheep!!!!!!
@christianarboleda7872
4 жыл бұрын
Rama Bilal what’s wrong with kiprop
@lytesknvince
3 жыл бұрын
Christian Arboleda hes the 3rd fastest 1500m runner ever at 3:26:69 and he isn’t a great finisher so instead of going out hard and strong, he ran w the rest of the group instead of running his own race
@deonjenecker8020
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@johnbowden1140
3 жыл бұрын
People can bitch and complain about the time but in the end Centro still goes home as the Olympic champion, taking down some BIG names. Great tactical race
@riracks
3 жыл бұрын
Facts no olympic gold medal ever had the time on it
@peterzervopoulos9510
3 жыл бұрын
Dang right John - wonderfully opportunistic, never gave up the lead
@johnbowden1140
3 жыл бұрын
@@peterzervopoulos9510 I guess nobody has ever run the ncaa system....centro did it to the tee. Compared to coe....who cares... Gold!
@DBos77
2 жыл бұрын
@Kelly Mojica oh waaaa
@sir_sack
2 жыл бұрын
@Kelly Mojica I find both are amazing to watch. Fast races are great because of the threat of a World or Olympic record. But tactical races are great as we see the strategy that goes into running these kinds of races. You clearly don’t know the sport if you ONLY like fast races.
@TotalRunningProductions
6 жыл бұрын
That last lap was truly incredible. I wonder what these guys could run in an open 400m? Would have loved to have seen an honest pace but this was super entertaining.
@charlesthorndike2702
3 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to see a slow championship final in the 1500m with prime Matthew Centrowitz, prime Fermin Cacho, prime Jim Ryun, prime Sebastian Coe, prime Rui Silva, prime Noureddine Morceli, prime Hicham El Guerrouj, and prime Abdi Bile at the starting line. Now THAT would've been a sight to behold.
@luisfranciscohdz.mtz.6753
3 жыл бұрын
Wow tu que haces por aquí? =)
@anthonyjoshua1603
3 жыл бұрын
@Mitchell Heath no he hasn’t thats such a load of crap
@chancellorpalpatine7486
3 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyjoshua1603 Idk, he must be able to run a good time to close in 50s
@ChristobalStacks
3 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyjoshua1603 no it’s not that’s completely believable lmao
@cbs70sfan49
6 жыл бұрын
I understand that in the Rio Olympic 5000, the first 1500 and last 1500 were faster than the actual 1500 final.
@Hensley_Jb
3 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭wtf
@philbrown6056
11 ай бұрын
Seems believable
@joshuachantengco1352
2 ай бұрын
Nah but Mo Farrah in the 5000 got a pretty great time in the Olympic Final
@lanagorgeous9485
Жыл бұрын
To go from a 3:50 super tactical race to an Olympic record 3:28.2 in one Olympic cycle, WOW! Welcome to the new wave, a young man just 20 years old watching this race on TV and smiling 👩🏃♀🏃♀🏃♂🏃♂
@seanmullin3580
7 жыл бұрын
"little more than walkin" *gets my pb for 400* _-_
@pawelziom95
7 жыл бұрын
it was 300
@nc8186
7 жыл бұрын
lol right? they call 4:20 mile pace pedestrian *dies inside*
@mofarah6508
7 жыл бұрын
sean mullin hahahahahah I was literally thinking that😂😂😂
@dedgar6161
7 жыл бұрын
Wolf dude there's no way you could do it either
@Pudnite
7 жыл бұрын
well considering many many many high schoolers can run sub 4:20 mile
@controversialpostmodernist4896
7 жыл бұрын
Whenever the announcer says "pedestrian", I think he really wants to say "pathetic"
@gezzarandom
6 жыл бұрын
He should have lol.
@bailinnumberguy
6 жыл бұрын
pathestrian?
@johnnathan5894
6 жыл бұрын
Randy Bailin what’s there to question about that word?
@travisscott2264
5 жыл бұрын
Amen
@patricklemire9278
5 жыл бұрын
not as pathetic as armchair experts
@timayre3836
6 жыл бұрын
miss the days of El Guerrouj
@tarikelfridi6077
5 жыл бұрын
Hicham smart athlete
@angeluomo
5 жыл бұрын
@Clark Klent Maybe Hicham's son will beat it. El Guerrouj was one of a kind!
@steffyschell1259
5 жыл бұрын
El Doper. Even known dopers can't beat him! Like Kiprop the Doper. My god how much Dope was el Doper on!
@chrishumetewa1658
5 жыл бұрын
@Clark Klent Yomif kejelcha indoor?
@forrestgump3909
5 жыл бұрын
@Clark Klent Kiprop ran a 3:26.69 last year. Only 0.7 seconds from beating the record.
@gezzarandom
7 жыл бұрын
At the championships its about winning, not times. Although in the Paralympics in the T13 1500m the first four beat the winning time here lol.
@grantzimmerman7704
3 жыл бұрын
I could have literally run that first 800m with them
@seanmcadams1216
3 жыл бұрын
Same lol, it was only a 2:16
@caddzzz
2 жыл бұрын
I could nearly but i'm 11.
@anthonyjoshua1603
2 жыл бұрын
@@caddzzz then you really couldn’t have
@caddzzz
2 жыл бұрын
I was kidding
@andya2665
2 жыл бұрын
It was ridiculous, they were throwing the dice on this one. Not the best miler, or even the most fit, it was the fastest sprinter. This race didnt start until last 300m.
@Linkmon99
5 жыл бұрын
My coach is a 3:37 1500m runner and he told me the reason the race ended up like this is because whoever takes the lead is immediately negatively impacting their race due to not being able to draft and not knowing the placement of people behind them. Also everyone is so closely fit they rather not risk seeing who's feeling the best that day by going all out from the gun. Seems fair, but it's still definitely boring.. what happens when there's no rabbit and people really really wanna win xD
@michaellayman945
3 жыл бұрын
Having run a hundred 1500m races, this is somewhat true. Rarely does the frontrunner win a race due the ability of the rest to draft off the leader. In this case, since the pace was so "slow", there was not a lot of drafting benefit. In the end, it was a true testament to Centrowitz's ability to lead from start to finish and hold off the world's best. The leader does not negatively impact the race. The rest have their opportunity to "take over" the race. In this case, they could/would not.
@gustavovargas8366
3 жыл бұрын
Roblox
@shanedeeley4741
3 жыл бұрын
Not boring at all what a great race this was...
@PaulVinonaama
3 жыл бұрын
Rabbited races are boring.
@CaribbeanMischief
3 жыл бұрын
How can you call it boring, Centro killed them at the exact right moment
@sarcasticslowking9149
2 жыл бұрын
Even if Centro never wins another Olympic medal, this is still a race to be proud of, regardless what anyone says about the slower time. It was a strategic race and he ran it exactly how he wanted and won the whole damn thing. That isn't on him, that's on everyone else for not having a response. A win is a win is a win, and I don't know if anyone is ever going to pull off a race like this again at this level.
@rhysnichols8608
6 жыл бұрын
Back in 1936 olympics the winner ran the 1500m in 3:47 3 seconds faster than Rio and whilst running on dirt track. But I understand this was a tactical race
@jamesharrod7579
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not criticising these incredible athletes! I can almost guarantee 2020 will be faster - guys like Manangoi not wanting to play into the hands of guys like the Ingebrigtsens
@chicnoir29
4 жыл бұрын
James Harrod Good Of you to acknowledge the Ingebrigtsens. I suspect Jacob will be a real factor in the 1500 meter final.
@josephmotta4710
4 жыл бұрын
Chic Noir29 Jakob*
@chicnoir29
4 жыл бұрын
Joseph Motta Opps that’s how you pronounce his name.
@josearturomezasoto3056
4 жыл бұрын
Other runner Carlos Villarreal panamerican champion in 1500 meters Will past yo te final
@truth8508
3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best reactions in sports. I just ran a 3:50 for an Olympic gold medal after running a 3:34 to qualify......okay guys....I'll take it.
@jhonnyringo7160
4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter if Centro's time is the slowest. He's still the Olympic champion. Nobody is going to take that away from him.
@damian3127
2 жыл бұрын
Nicks races still give me Goosebumps. Legend kiwi
@ianbusche1471
3 жыл бұрын
I love all the upset kids on the fact that everyone got outplayed by Centro, he was being smart and y’all just mad
@jmysterio100
6 жыл бұрын
This race was setup perfectly for a guy who wasn't in the final, Robbie Andrews of the US. He had 1:43 800 speed, but was DQ'd in the semi after qualifying because he was forced off the track for 1 stride. They appealed but it was denied.
@Boom85Boom
5 жыл бұрын
Its mind boggling that someone like Kiprop, with a PB of 3.26.69 would do this. If he had treated this as a time trial, nobody would have stayed with him.
@narenn91
4 жыл бұрын
but he's on steroids
@joedagg4495
4 жыл бұрын
Steroids doesn’t help distance running lmfao.
@sneakyvictorsneakyvictor7658
4 жыл бұрын
@@joedagg4495 lol, tell that to the cyclists.
@georgemadison4029
3 жыл бұрын
@@sneakyvictorsneakyvictor7658 cyclists don't take steroids. Most distance runners are caught doping often using EPO. Steroids would make you gain weight or put on too much muscle and are more likely used by sprinters.
@wcleveland
3 жыл бұрын
@@georgemadison4029 not all steroids are used for weight gain or muscle mass. You have types of steroids that are used to increase endurance as well. Lance Armstrong was caught using and he was a cyclist.
@gitahigichohi3984
4 жыл бұрын
Asbel kiprop underestimated his opponents and he got severely punished for that
@jmcconnor01
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is the Olympics, competitive, you're running against each other. Brilliant Race by centrowitz
@kevinkasp
Жыл бұрын
If you are a 1500 meter runner and can run a 48 second 400 like Centrowitz this was the dream scenario come true. Run the first 1,100 at slower pace a than high school boys race, and then start the bell lap in the lead and on the inside of lane one, and run a 49 second last lap. For everyone else: You need to run 48 flat or faster for your last 400 to beat Centrowitz. And if you could do that you wouldn’t be in the 1,500 to begin with. You’d be in the 800.
@UlloMark
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this wonderful audio-video of this Olympic race
@dennvision1353
3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this race live. My heart almost beating out of my chest praying for Centro to hold on! Classic race!
@anwarlatip7067
3 жыл бұрын
my runner of the race..was nick Willis...hes at position 7 at 350 meter,n he ran last, 100. meter like 400.mter finsl.n win a medal.what a run..n he immediately congrate the winner..congrats bro..from malaysia🇲🇾🇸🇭
@user-kd4mi8xb7p
7 жыл бұрын
Great tactical race by Centrowitz, he won't be repeating a gold though if the others plan to take it out fast from the start next time.
@Vydio
7 жыл бұрын
I would guess we will start seeing someone attempt to break the current pattern of 800 meter jog/700 meter sprint. I would welcome it.
@chicnoir29
4 жыл бұрын
Vydio Yes Timonthy “Cheruiyot” will take the pace out quickly and young Jacob will follow.
@chicnoir29
3 жыл бұрын
Kai Smithley - Thank you thank you.*.curtsies.*
@elclashh209
3 жыл бұрын
@Kai Smithley Cheruiyot isn't going ;( maybe we'll still see a fast race if Jakob decides.
@quinnharris3283
3 жыл бұрын
@@elclashh209 rip, jakob is sick right now so who knows if we’ll see either of them at the olympics
@LuisMartinez-ih2oc
4 жыл бұрын
This is the definition of a “sit and kick race”😂😂
@Soccernz007
7 жыл бұрын
Nick Willis.... kiwi legend. Onya mate!!!
@user-ro2ee7cn3f
5 жыл бұрын
Oh.. Run you Great... Very-very good Video.. Nick Willis forever... Thanks...
@JamesRone
4 жыл бұрын
People talk about tactical races all the time, but this is the most stark example of one that I've seen. It's admirable, just in a very different way to a WR.
@weezadam
3 жыл бұрын
You can hate the final time but this was one of the smartest tactical races I’ve ever seen. Centrowitz certainly didn’t come into the race with the fastest pr but he had a game plan and executed it and that’s what wins championship races
@mra6308
4 жыл бұрын
What an awesome race 🙌 Nick Willis made NZ proud
@ts5792
5 жыл бұрын
That guy from New Zealand, very respectful 👍
@konroh2
4 жыл бұрын
That's Willis, the class of the field, look at his story. He's one of the most remarkable runners of his generation.
@pbroaddus60
7 жыл бұрын
thanks very much for posting this. i don't understand the animosity below. interesting how it became an 800. 800 to 1200 looks to be about 55. final around 49.2 for centrowitz? remarkable. it would be interesting to read an interview with all participants to understand what they would have done differently if they could turn back the clock.
@stephenmartinez9355
7 жыл бұрын
No one had the balls to take the pace out.
@michaelclayton2323
5 жыл бұрын
You are so right
@gavin6077
4 жыл бұрын
PRE
@thesoccertrotter1
4 жыл бұрын
All of these guys can run a 3:39 by themselves
@TomPrefontaine
2 жыл бұрын
It's not balls, they are all just so arrogant they all think they are the fastest kicker.
@05chmps
4 жыл бұрын
Good video thx ... I love the Rio one (that they NEVER show) where Matthew Centrowitz's Dad went nuts and his Dad's friend did a flying body surf in the stadium box. Congrats Nick from NZ, great career.
@GeoAce777
Жыл бұрын
I loved that the Centro family and friends in the stands were living in the moment sans camera phones at the very end
@edbears5725
5 жыл бұрын
lol, Centrowitz has the exact same amount of 1500m Olympic Gold as El Guerrouj
@user-em4wh5ji3w
5 жыл бұрын
Ed Bears that’s depressing lol
@boubkermaachi2752
4 жыл бұрын
El Guerrouj world champion 4 times
@mapscannotcontainme
4 жыл бұрын
and 1 more than jim ryun, steve scott, sydney maree, bernard lagat and alan webb combined. and how good a dude is willis? he's congratulating centro a second after the race before he even celebrates his own medal.
@Hever73
4 жыл бұрын
there's no comparison!!!!
@johmcg64
5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Nick Willis!
@maxchau8558
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and successful strategy Centrowitz put to work that every 1500M racer should learn from!!
@isaaclangat568
5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for Nick Willis.
@lilia6848
4 жыл бұрын
I'm really proud of our Algerian champion makhloufi 💗💗
@user-bd6jy5lg2l
4 жыл бұрын
R u algerian?
@lilia6848
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-bd6jy5lg2l yeah I am
@marcusconway4
4 жыл бұрын
He was amazingly powerful in the last lap at London 2012. But did not seem to be as fast in the last 400m here at Rio as he was 4 years earlier.
@flamingored960
4 жыл бұрын
@@marcusconway4 there was alot of pushing shrugging when they started to pick up the race. makdaddy could've won
@LM-ej5ec
3 жыл бұрын
🇩🇿🇩🇿 i'm sure he could've won if he better positioned himself
@tafsterj7555
2 жыл бұрын
Matt ran a perfect race!! Brilliant!! Fought off ever surge, kept cool calm and within himself and...GOLD!!
@jmysterio100
6 жыл бұрын
Nice to know I could've been right in the thick of things at 800 meters...after that, never mind. The best comment was by Bob Costas after the race when he said "Centrowicz becomes the first American to win the 1500 since 1908; Cub fans, take notice."
@Garrett1240
4 жыл бұрын
And sure enough Cub fans did take notice as they won it all just a couple months later!
@nathanvanderpool1175
4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the 1500m hadn’t been that slow in the Olympics since 1932 when Luigi Beccali (Italy) ran 3:51.2
@Itsfalcon9
3 жыл бұрын
these kinds of races are fun to watch
@brettwilkinson9529
4 жыл бұрын
Silver and a bronze for Nick Willis at Olympic 1500 meters.
@charliemagri1669
7 жыл бұрын
An unbelievable runner!
@davidedmundson8402
5 жыл бұрын
I love how everyone (including me watching it live) figured that Kiprop or Makhloufi (or someone else) was going to pass Centrowitz. Bravo!
@annihilator101
5 жыл бұрын
First Lap-----1:06 Second Lap--2:16 Third Lap----3:12 Fourth Lap---3:50
@thomsssa6864
5 жыл бұрын
A 1500m is 3 lap and 300 meter long
@TheMrKobeBryant2012
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the fourth is only three quarters of a lap. So 38 seconds is about the pace of 51 second lap.
@holzkiewuf
3 жыл бұрын
Flotrack announcers should listen to these guys and take some notes.
@RunninAD
7 жыл бұрын
One non-Nike athlete is pretty crazy.
@sizableone1
6 жыл бұрын
Wail on folks; whine as much as you like; gripe away......Crabbing will not alter the fact that an American champion won this race in spectacular fashion and while doing so made the competition appear like overhyped chumps.....Bravo Matty.
@bishopchrist5191
6 жыл бұрын
Wasn't really spectacular man. Seriously if they actually ran a fast pace then Makhloufi would've won that.
@nohands6865
5 жыл бұрын
Dirtier and Danier but makhloufi didn’t win did he?
@joelwillems4081
4 жыл бұрын
@@bishopchrist5191 Then Makhloufi should have run the faster pace himself. He thought he had a big kick and was fine with letting others dictate the race. That's a loser's attitude.
So good to see this video again, Nick Willis worth the rerun and how you managed to run with so much pushing n shoving and an awesome effort Kiwi.
@jonathanhole2972
4 жыл бұрын
I reaaaally hope this year’s race in Tokyo will be run at a much faster pace. Hopefully Cheruyiot and Manangoi will set out quick from the start
@gotohellpunk
2 жыл бұрын
It was, gloriously so
@mondefoufi640
4 жыл бұрын
لطالما ابن بلدي كنت فخرا لبلدك ولشعبك دمت متالقا موفقا تحيا 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌vive l'algérie فحل فحل ولدبلادي
@newboysgeneration6198
4 жыл бұрын
*Bravo makhloufi great race and great to win silver.. even without great support from the country...we count on you in 2020 japan*
@flamingored960
3 жыл бұрын
The upcoming Olympics should be interesting with the two new Kenyans that arrived a couple of years ago. I think Makhloufi will take bronze or silver depending on how fast the race is again
@paulfletcher7211
4 жыл бұрын
A fabulous tactical run.
@lcb-
6 жыл бұрын
Centrowitz may not get the Diamond League wins, but he's a great Championship runner - his positions at Championships are always well above his ranking. He won Bronze in 2011, 4th in London, 2nd in Moscow, he finished 8th in Beijing whilst recovering from injury, he won Gold in Portland and now Olympic GOLD to top it off.
@marka.meyers538
5 жыл бұрын
Open your eyes. This race was rigged. Money talks. These elites took a fall so Centro could win. He gets destroyed when it’s a real race.
@StarfieldRailway
5 жыл бұрын
That was a brilliant strategy of Centrowitz. He led, but slowly, and then he kicked in an won. Pure genius.
@madeinindia1996
4 жыл бұрын
It's not a race.... It's a mind game✌️
@sizableone1
7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant tactical race dominated by Centrowitz. Throughout Matty steadfastly dictated the pace then stole is all with his blistering finish. This tough little kid is the stuff legends are made. Nice to see an American Olympic 1500 meters gold after such a long absence.....Go Matty.
@MrWolves321
6 жыл бұрын
cyoungrun1 why you have to be mad. Just accept it
@paulfletcher7211
4 жыл бұрын
The time is irrelevant, a PB and fourth place ! Centrwitz took complete control from the start, doing just what was necessary to win. Without a doubt the best runner in the race.
@o.hrunner7027
4 жыл бұрын
ラスト1周スピードえぐい
@anoopvlogs1956
7 жыл бұрын
great athlete
@dre3951
Жыл бұрын
Tactical masterpiece of all time.
@davidtopchishvili4604
7 жыл бұрын
amazing
@hocine5198
Жыл бұрын
Bravooooo Makhloufi tu es un héros de toute l'Afrique. Notre fierté. Hocine
@abdinasirismail7710
7 жыл бұрын
Ayanle Souleimin, well done. You will win next term, 2k20. Legend.
Course tactique ! c'est le titre olympique qui comptait. Centrowitz a résisté aux assauts de ses adversaires et bravo à Nick Willis qui a su se faufiler pour décrocher une médaille de bronze. Congratulations !
@jesuisrassure4396
2 жыл бұрын
Toufik makhloufi very nice❤️❤️ 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿 😍😘
@johmcg64
4 жыл бұрын
They are all cool runners!
@michaelyoung6442
6 жыл бұрын
An amazing race. The time is irrelevant. Matthew Centrowitz took control of the race and said to the competition, "if you want the gold medal you're going to have to get past me". Nobody did.
@randyevermore9323
5 жыл бұрын
@cyoungrun1 Nope, Michael Young is exactly right (and you're wrong, as you so often are). Centrowitz is almost always superb at establishing and holding a strong position in a race. This time he took that approach to its logical extreme. Watch, for example, how he accelerated to keep Souleiman out in the second lane as they entered the final lap. Centro simply refused to give up his position on the rail, which was a smart move, as the results show. Luck had little to do with it.
@cy8685
5 жыл бұрын
@@randyevermore9323 🙄 Thanks for confirming you don't know what you're talking about. There were six men in that race with faster PRs than Matt. Matt didn't "control" anything. The 1st lap was :67, the 2nd was :70, the 3rd was only :55, Kipop fell donw, and the rest simply ran a dumb race.
@randyevermore9323
5 жыл бұрын
@@cy8685 Yawn. No, Kipop (sic) didn't fall donw (sic). Watch the race again. That was Kwemoi. "There were six men in that race with faster PRs than Matt." The fact that you think this is even relevant to the point -- which is that Centro controlled a TACTICAL race masterfully -- just goes to show that responding to you was a silly waste of time. Never mind.
@cy8685
5 жыл бұрын
@@randyevermore9323 😂😂😂 We appreciate you letting the world know you don't know the first thing about racing at a world-class level, but you don't have to make it so obvious. Matt didn't "control" anyone. He didn't have any mental power over everyone. They just ran stupid, so stop giving Matt credit where it isn't due. Even a high school kid could have taken the lead during the first two laps. Yes, it DOES matter that there were runners in the race faster than him (making their races even more pathetic, but not because of Matt). This turned into nothing more than an 800 meter race, so Matt was very lucky things unfolded the way they did.
@michaellayman945
3 жыл бұрын
That is exactly right!
@anishdutta6779
5 жыл бұрын
What a run❤️
@forgive7449
5 жыл бұрын
😛 should sit nicely next to his GOLD medal from the 2008 Olympics
@jmcconnor01
5 жыл бұрын
50.6 last laugh, the announcer said it best, centrowitz damaged the field LOL
@xxxx8311
4 жыл бұрын
All are great
@bennowien5347
4 жыл бұрын
An absolutely amazing race.
@kosukemedia
3 жыл бұрын
Centro and Rudisha were similar in that they led from wire to wire in an Olympic final
@pingpenguin7116
3 жыл бұрын
I liked it how all of them decided to run at a very slow pace at the start.
@jessem7556
3 жыл бұрын
They need to spice this up in next OLYMPICS and allow hand tasers!!!
@mickhammer8547
7 жыл бұрын
Go USA! Awesome sprint!
@jackzhang2318
2 жыл бұрын
Nick Willis used to be my next door neighbor in Lower Hutt
@infiniteheygtre4580
4 жыл бұрын
One of the best tactically sound races i have ever seen in a 1500m
@gakaface
6 жыл бұрын
Couldn't watch this and not comment. Before I get lambasted, please read all the comment, not just the first bit. First bit then: This was the weakest, most mediocre 1500m Olympic final, probably in history. With a second lap of practically 70 seconds, you have to think that, Almaz Ayana, in the Women's 10,000m world record, ran practically that for every lap of her 25 laps round this same track only a few days earlier for her gold medal. Second bit: That said, the last lap was nothing short of spectacular, and by far the fastest last lap in a 1500m Olympic final ever.To put it into some context: the 50.6 seconds that Centrowitz ran here is exactly the same time that Steve Ovett ran in the 800m in the Moscow Olympics in 1980, where he buried Sebastian Coe and, for an 800m race, that is also the fastest last lap ever seen. So Centrowitz was deceptively fast here. When you think about this a bit more, that means he ran back to back 200m splits of 25.3 seconds. If you notice Kiprop closed on Centrowitz by 3 - 4 metres in the penultimate 200m, he must have run something like 24.5 seconds, which for 1500m runners is a flat-out sprint. It is little surprise then, that he completely died in the home straight. To address some others' comments here, such as Emil's, most championship races turn out this way, with 1000m jogging followed by 500m - 400m final lap sprints for several reasons. Some athletes believe they can out-sprint all the competition so they hang back. Some are never in the race so they are not competitive. But the real issue is with the more favoured athletes, some of whom make disasterous tactical errors, as happened here. There is no way, in normal circumstances that Centrowitz should have won this race. Indeed, more than half the field had faster times than him. With championship races nearly always turning out to be tactical, with nearly 3 slow laps followed by a last lap sprint, the best tactic any athlete could deploy is to train for this specific scenario. This involves a completely different training programme to normal 1500m running. The only country, as a whole, that knows and trains for this, is Spain. And we all know what happened in 1992, when Fermin Cacho won in exactly the same style of race as this one. But full credit to Centrowitz on this spectacular performance. It was an exciting race.
@Yoga-retreatsInfo
5 жыл бұрын
you have to be 1500m runner to understand why races are run like this
@Vydio
5 жыл бұрын
He won fair and square, no argument with that. It just seems to make for a boring event. Perhaps the style will change come 2020 if Matt runs again .... his competitors will say not again.
@toshi5000
5 жыл бұрын
Cacho ran his last lap in about 50.4 in 1992, which is more impressive considering the pace was some 10 seconds faster at 800m.
@ohen
5 жыл бұрын
@@toshi5000 this :) plus Cacho slowed down considerably in the last, waiving to the crowd etc.
@johnrogan9420
5 жыл бұрын
66 first lap...a cake walk!
@CaribbeanMischief
3 жыл бұрын
Best tactical execution ever by Centro. They let him have it and he took it, just chopped their heads off
@paulfogartysongs
5 жыл бұрын
3 laps of "I can out kick them, I can out kick them, I can out kick them..." and then 300 meters of "oh FUCK!"
@gonzalolopezdemiguel1127
6 ай бұрын
el mejor 1500 tactico de la historia
@austinsmith1864
2 жыл бұрын
One of the smartest races ever
@timmytheinventor4746
11 ай бұрын
A final lap of 50 seconds in a 1500 has always been mind-boggling to me.
@cobramanphil
9 ай бұрын
Great tactical race by Centrowitz. He lead from the start and only a few of the other runners were willing to challenge for the lead (don't blame Centrowitz for going slow...all the other runners in the field had the opportunity to lead...they decided not to). Definite props to Willis who at his age can run with the best of them(still).
@jayli5690
7 жыл бұрын
makhloufi had to run wide at both bends for the last lap, if he had positioned himself better, he would have won.
@michaellayman945
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe
@LM-ej5ec
3 жыл бұрын
Yes i think that too
@nathandahl9233
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if only he'd chickened out in the 800 like he did in London, he'd have had a bit extra for this race. Oh well.
@SuperRanela
Жыл бұрын
@@nathandahl9233 Einstein,we call this tactics, not chickened out! He is a great athlete, he could've won medals in both races like he did in 2016 but probably, he wanted to play on the safe side.
@hotpod12
2 жыл бұрын
Well done Centrowitz, but man that time, and the fastest finisher of them all on that last lap imo...........Nick Willis, if only he'd been a bit closer to the front going into the last 300m he might have been fighting for the gold.
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