Updated On: 07 August, 2024 01:12 PM IST | Paris | IANS
Hocker's time beat the previous Olympic record of 3:28.32 set by Jakob Ingebrigsten at the Tokyo Games three years ago

US` Cole Hocker celebrates winning the men`s 1500m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Pic/AFP
American Cole Hocker produced a barnstorming finish to clinch gold in the men's 1,500m at the Paris Olympics.
Hocker passed defending champion Jakob Ingebrigsten of Norway and Britain's reigning world champion Josh Kerr in the final stretch to win in an Olympic record time of 3 minutes, 27.65 seconds, reports Xinhua.