SAINT-DENIS, France—American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by almost three seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the gold medal in the men’s 1,500 meters.
Hocker won the race in an Olympic-record 3 minutes, 27.65 seconds, pulling from fifth to first over the final 300 meters to take down the two runners whose rivalry dominated the buildup to the much-anticipated race.
