Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is a Kenyan-American middle and long-distance runner.
Lagat in 2011
Bernard Lagat at the 2009 World Championships
Lagat (center) winning the 5000 m race at the 2016 Olympic Trials
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately 15⁄16 miles. The event is closely associated with its slightly longer cousin, the mile race, from which it derives its nickname "the metric mile".
Olavi Salsola, Olavi Salonen and Olavi Vuorisalo (The three Olavis) break the 1,500 m world record in 1957 in Turku, Finland.