At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the middle- and long-distance events produced epic battles and results. Olympic Records were shattered across six events, three on the men’s side, and three on the women’s side. Beatrice Chebet was the standout athlete with two gold medals in the 5000m and 10000m, while Faith Kipyegon won gold and silver in the 1500m and 5000m, respectively. The irrepressible Sifan Hassan showed her quality by taking the women’s marathon in record time while Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the male equivalent also in record time. The American Cole Hocker upset the rest of the field in the men’s 800m posting an Olympic record time of 3:27.65. Emmanuel Wanyoni of Kenya won the men’s 800m while Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain took the women’s equivalent.
Women’s 5000m Final
It was a quinella for the Kenyan in the women’s 5000m final, in which Beatrice Chebet won the gold medal in 14:28.56, while Faith Kipyegon secured the silver in 14:29.60. Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was third in 14:39.61. The field was rounded-out by Nadia Battocletti of Italy in 14:31.64, Margaret Kipkemboi of Kenya in 14:32.23, Ejgayehu Taye of Ethiopia in 14:32.98, Medina Eisa of Ethiopia in 14:35.43, Karoline Grovdal of Norway in 14:43.21, Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in 14:45.21, Karissa Schweizer of the USA in 14:45.57, Elise Cranny of the USA in 14:48.06, Rose Davies of Australia in 14:49.67, Nathalie Blomqvist of Finland in 14:53.10, Whittni Morgan of the USA in 14:53.57, Joselyn Brea of Venezuela in 15:17.04 and Francine Niyomukunzi of Burundi in 15:22.40.
Women’s 10000m Final
Beatrice Chebet completed the double, by also winning the women’s 10000m final in 30:43.25, while Nadia Battocletti was second in 30:43.35 and Sifan Hassan was third in 30:44.12, to win her second bronze medal of the Game. The field was rounded-out by Margaret Kipkemboi of Kenya in 30:44.58, Lilian Rengeruk of Kenya in 30:45.04, Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in 30:45.21, Fotyen Tesfay of Ethiopia in 30:46.93, Weini Kelati of the USA in 30:49.98, Karissa Schweizer of the USA in 30:51.99, Tsigie Gebreselama of Ethiopia in 30:54.57, Parker Valby of the USA in 30:59.28, Sarah Chelangat of Uganda in 31:02.37, Lauren Ryan of Australia in 31:13.25, Francine Niyomukunzi of Burundi in 31:17.02, Eilish McClogan of Great Britain in 31:20.51, Diane Van Es of the Netherlands in 31:25.51, Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan in 31:26.55, Rino Goshima of Japan in 31:29.48, Haruka Kokai of Japan in 31:44.03, Klara Lukan of Slovenia in 31:45.15, Annet Chelangat of Uganda in 31:50.41, Yuka Takashima of Japan in 31:52.07 and Megan Keith of Great Britain in 33:19.92. Rahel Daniel of Eritrea and Alessia Zarbo of France did not finish the race.
Women’s 1500m
Faith Kipyegon created history when she became the first athlete to win the women’s 1500m final at three consecutive Olympic Games. Kipyegon won the event in an Olympic Record of 3:51.29, while Jessica Hull of Australia was second in 3:52.56 and Georgia Bell of Great Britain was third in 3:52.61. Kipyegon’s performance was simply dominant as her winning time of 3:51.29 erased her old record of 3:53.11. Kipyegon is also the world record holder in the 1500m with a time of 3:49.04 set also in Paris on July 6, 2024. The field was rounded-out by Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia in 3:52.75, Laura Muir of Great Britain in 3:53.37, Susan Ejore of Kenya in 3:56.07, Nikki Hiltz of the USA in 3:56.37, Elle Purrier St. Pierre of the USA in 3:57.52, Agathe Guillemot of France in 3:59.08, Klaudia Kazimierska in 4:00.12, Agueda Marques of Spain in 4:00.31 and Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in 4:01.27.
Women’s 800m
Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain won the women’s 800m final in 1:56.72, while Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia was second in 1:57.15 with Mary Moraa of Kenya in third in 1:57.42. The field was rounded-out by Shafiqua Maloney of St. Vincent and the Grenadine in 1:57.66, Renelle Lamote of France in 1:58.19, Worknesh Mesele of Ethiopia in 1:58.28, Juliette Whittaker of the USA in 1:58.50 and Prudence Sekgodiso of the Republic of South Africa in 1:58.79.
Men’s 800m
Emmanuel Wanyoni of Kenya posted 1:41.19, to win the men’s 800m final, while Marco Arop of Canada was second in a close 1:41.20 and Djamel Sedjati of Algeria was third in 1:41.50. Wanyoni winning time of 1:41.19 was a lifetime best and is the third fastest time in history behind David Rudisha’s world record 1:40.91 and Wilson Kipketer 1:41.11. The field was rounded-out by Bryce Hoppel of the USA in 1:41.67, Mohamed Attaoui of Spain in 1:42.08, Gabriel Tual of France in 1:42.14, Tshepiso Masalela of Botswana in 1:42.82 and Max Burgin of Great Britain in 1:43.84.
Men’s 1500m
Cole Hocker of the USA pulled off one of the biggest upsets at the Games, when he posted an Olympic Record of 3:27.65, to secure the win. Josh Kerr of Great Britain was second in 3:27.79, Yared Nuguse of the USA was third in 3:27.80. The field was rounded-out by Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway in 3:28.24, Hobbs Kessler of the USA in 3:29.45, Niels Laros of the Netherlands in 3:29.54, Narve Gilje Nordas of Norway in 3:30.46, Pietro Arese of Italy in 3:30.74, Stefan Nillessen of the Netherlands in 3:30.75, Neil Gourley of Great Britain in 3:30.88, Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya in 3:31.35 and Brian Komen of Kenya in 3:35.59.
Men’s 10000m Final
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda posted an Olympic Record of 26:43.14, to win the men’s 10000m final, while Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia was second in 26:43.44 and Grant Fisher of the USA was third in 26:43.46. The field was rounded-out by Mohammed Ahmed of Canada in 26:43.79, Bernard Kibet of Kenya in 26:43.98, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia in 26:44.02, Selemon Barega of Ethiopia in 26:44.48, Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda in 26:46.39, Thierry Ndikumwenayo of Spain in 26:49.49, Adriaan Wildschutt of the Republic of South Africa in 26:50.64, Daniel Mateiko of Kenya in 26:50.83, Nico Young of the USA in 26:58.11, Jimmy Gressier of France in 26:58.67, Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli of Kenya in 27:23.97, Merhawi Mebrahtu of Eretrea in 27:24.25, Woody Kincaid of the USA in 27:29.40, Birhanu Balew of Bahrain in 27:30.94, Jamal Mohammed of the Refugees Olympic Team in 27:35.92, Isaac Kimeli of Belgium in 27:51.52, Jun Kasai of Japan in 27:53.18, Yves Nimubona of Rwanda in 27:54.12, Martin Kiprotich of Uganda in 28:20.72, Abdessamad Oukhelfen of Spain in 28:21.90 and Tomoki Ota of Japan in 29:12.48. Yann Schrub of France, Rodrigue Kwizera of Burundi and Celestin Ndikumana of Burundi did not finish the race.
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won the women’s 3000m steeplechase in an Olympic Record of 8:82.71, while Peruth Chemutai of Uganda was second in 8:53.34 and Faith Cherotich of Kenya was third in 8:55.15. The field was rounded-out by Alice Finot of France in 8:58.67, Sembo Almayew of Ethiopia in 9:00.83, Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya in 9:04.24, Elizabeth Bird of Great Britain in 9:04.35, Lomi Muleta of Ethiopia in 9:06.07, Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan in 9:08.97, Lea Meyer of Germany in 9:09.59, Irene Sanchez-Escribano of Spain in 9:10.43, Courtney Wayment of the USA in 9:13.60, Alicja Konieczek of Poland in 9:21.31, Gesa Krause of Germany in 9:26.96 and Valerie Constein of the USA in 9:34.08.
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco won the men’s 3000m steeplechase in 8:06.05, while Kenneth Rooks of the USA was second in 8:06.41 and Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya was third in 8:06.47. The field was rounded-out by Mohamed Jhinaoui of Tunisia in 8:07.73, Samuel Firewu of Ethiopia in 8:08.87, Simon Koech of Kenya in 8:09.26, Ryuji Miura of Japan in 8:11.72, Getnet Wale of Ethiopia in 8:12.33, Daniel Arce of Spain in 8:13.80, Avinash Sable of India in 8:14.19, Mohamed Tindouft of Morocco in 8:14.82, Jean-Simon Desgagnes of Canada in 8:19.31, Amos Serem of Kenya in 8:19.74, Leonard Chemutai of Uganda in 8:20.03. Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia did not finish the race.
Women’s Marathon
Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon final in an Olympic Record of 2:22:55, while the other podium finishers were Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia in 2:22:58 and Hellen Obiri of Kenya in 2:23:10, respectively.
Men’s Marathon
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the men’s marathon in an Olympic Record of 2:06:26, while Bashir Abdi of Belgium was second in 2:06:47 and Benson Kipruto of Kenya was third in 2:07:00.
Henley E. Taylor (Sensenya Ben Nyah)
Freelance Sportswriter
Grant Fischer picture courtesy of Joe Swift Photography
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