The men's 1500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–20 August at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Forty-two athletes from 26 nations competed. The event was won
Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the Men's 1500m took place.
Semi-final of the 1500 m at the 2016 Olympics.
Asbel Kiprop
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Asbel Kipruto Kiprop is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. He was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, t
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
…and Nick Willis became the seventh and eighth men to win a second medal in the event, with Willis the only one to do so in non-consecutive Games. Asbel Kiprop entered as the highest ranked athlete of the year with his run of 3:29.33 minutes, and was the gold medallist at the 2008 Olympics and the previous…
Kiprop at the 2009 FBK Games
Asbel Kiprop winning the 1500m at the 2016 Doha Diamond League Meeting