Asbel kiprop takes gold in the men’s 1500m final at the moscow world championships 2013. Image: (photo by getty images/getty images for seiko)
Asbel Kiprop claimed a gold medal for Kenya in the final of the Men’s 1500m race at the World Championships in Moscow.
Running a confident and dominant race, the 24 year-old defending champion (and 2008 Olympic champion) completed the course in 3:36.28.
Kiprop’s team mate Mixon Kiplimo Chepseba led the pack for much of the race before being beaten out of medal position by Johan Cronje of South Africa.
Results
Position
Athlete
Country
Time
1
Asbel Kiprop
KEN
3:36.28
2
Matthew Centrowitz
USA
3:36.78
3
Johan Cronje
RSA
3:36.83
4
Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba
KEN
3:36.87
5
Homiyu Tesfaye
GER
3:37.03
6
Silas Kiplagat
KEN
3:37.11
7
Mekonnen Gebremedhin
ETH
3:37.21
8
Henrik Ingebrigtsen
NOR
3:37.52
9
Mohamed Moustaoui
MAR
3:38.08
10
Nathan Brannen
CAN
3:38.09
11
Florian Carvalho
FRA
3:39.17
12
Chris O’Hare
GBR
3:46.04
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