Bernard Lagat devastated the field in the men's 3000m final at the World Indoor Champs in Doha, Qatar on Sunday, bringing home gold for the good ol' US of A.
Lagat doesn't have the world records, or even a long list of American records, but has proven himself to be one of the greatest big meet competitors of all time, racing his best when it matters the most.... except for the '08 Olympics.
The 12 years younger than Lagat, Galen "Ruppy" Rupp, ran a personal best and finished a very respectable 5th place in the race.
1 347 Bernard Lagat USA 7:37.97 (SB) $40,000
2 117 Sergio Sánchez ESP 7:39.55 . $20,000
3 221 Sammy Alex Mutahi KEN 7:39.90 . $10,000
4 119 Tariku Bekele ETH 7:40.10 .$8,000
5 358 Galen Rupp USA 7:42.40 (PB) $6,000
6 108 Jesús España ESP 7:42.82 (SB) $4,000
7 233 Hicham Bellani MAR 7:44.15 .
8 271 James Kwalia C'Kurui QAT 7:46.12 .
9 274 Essa Ismail Rashed QAT 7:47.94 (SB)
10 122 Dejen Gebremeskel ETH 7:48.69 .
11 217 Augustine Kiprono Choge KEN 7:53.42 .
12 104 Hais Welday ERI 8:04.10
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