RT @BringBackMile: Last time two U.S. men finished in top 5 Olympic 1500 meters? 1936 - Berlin. Cunningham (2nd, 3:48.4) & Romani (4th, 3:50.0) #Olympics
NYT article on Algeria's Makhloufi who was expelled from the Olympics only to be later reinstated with his doctor's note to winning the 1500 : http://nyti.ms/OIFaQV
Sure looked like Centro was going to close the gap to grab third but finished just shy in 4th. Both guys ran great races. I'm not sure it's really sunk in for Leo yet !
Pearson seemed extremely tight prior to the race but executed perfectly and didn't know she won won until well after the finish. The relief was overwhelming.
RT @JoeBattagliaNBC: Sally Pearson wins in 12.35. @DHarp100mH 2nd in 12.37. @kelliewellz 3rd in 12.48. @lolojones 4th in 12.58. Nevin Yanit 5th in 12.58