*Surprise Win*: American Cole Hocker won the gold medal in the 1500m at the Paris Olympics, beating favorites Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
*Olympic Record*: Hocker set a new Olympic record with a time of 3:27.65, finishing ahead of Kerr (3:27.79) and Yared Nuguse (3:27.80).
*Upset*: Hocker's win was considered an upset, as he was a 30-1 long shot for the race.
*First U.S. Win Since 2016*: Hocker's victory marked the first U.S. win in the metric mile since Matt Centrowitz took gold in 2016.
*Historic Achievement*: This was the first time Americans put two men on the 1,500-meter podium since the Stockholm Games in 1912.
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