Lutkenhaus Wins Oslo 800m in 1:42.08 as Cheruiyot Takes Dream Mile in 3:48.21
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Updated · World Athletics · Sep 16
Lutkenhaus Wins Oslo 800m in 1:42.08 as Cheruiyot Takes Dream Mile in 3:48.21
3 articles · Updated · World Athletics · Sep 16
Summary
Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, edged Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi by 0.01 seconds in Oslo, diving at the line to win the 800m in a world-leading personal best of 1:42.08.
That made it two Diamond League wins in two starts for the American after his 1:42.70 victory in Stockholm, and moved him to joint 14th on the all-time list, just 0.04 off David Rudisha’s meeting record.
Timothy Cheruiyot then claimed his first Diamond League win since 2021, taking the Dream Mile in another photo finish after he and Yared Nuguse were both timed at a world-leading 3:48.21.
Oslo also produced other standout marks, with Chase Jackson throwing a meeting-record 20.74m in the shot put, Alison dos Santos winning the 400m hurdles in 46.89, and Letsile Tebogo taking the 200m in 19.84.