Oliver Hoare

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Ollie Hoare

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Aussie Ollie Hoare beats best in the world as high jumper Eleanor ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Ollie Hoare won in 3:30:12 which was a two second PB and a new Commonwealth Games record.

This is on me and there’s no excuses under the sun that can explain why I didn’t show up. “I honestly think there are no excuses, at the end of the day there was worlds (championships) a couple of weeks ago. He was frustrated at his recent run in the world championships, and this performance explains why he was so disappointed. “I am just really frustrated and disappointed. At a games where the quality of the field can be blithely dismissed this was a race of serious standing and a victory that marks Hoare as absolutely among the best in the world. He pushed wide and then impressively had a huge kick to be able to push home down the straight to overtake Wightman and Cheruiyot.

'Extraordinary' feat as Aussie runner snares historic gold (Wide World of Sports)

The brilliant middle-distance runner from Sydney's south produced the race of his life to clinch gold in the men's 1500m at Alexander Stadium on Saturday. To ...

"He is the reason why my family loves the sport, he is the reason why I am here today," Hoare said. "But I was able to get out and I just had the kicker at the end. "It was fantastic." "Timothy is an amazing competitor from Kenya and he knows how to race hard and he was locking up a little bit and I could see that and it just gave me an advantage to stay relaxed and to keep it going and pushing through. "That last lap I wanted to stay relaxed on the inside and knew that my time would come," Hoare said. "The last 100m is the stuff of legends."

Oliver Hoare wins remarkable 1500m gold for Australia at ... (ABC News)

Placed fourth with 100 metres to go, Oliver Hoare storms home to beat a star-studded field in the men's 1500 metres final in Birmingham.

A fortnight after winning the world title in Eugene in thrilling style, Patterson was the red-hot favourite to claim a second Commonwealth title in Birmingham. It was a remarkable turnaround for Hoare, who only two weeks ago failed to earn a place in the final at the world championships. - The Australian ran a Games record and personal best to win the final

Oliver Hoare Wins Commonwealth Games Gold in Record Time (Runner's Tribe)

Australia's Oliver Hoare has beaten a loaded field in the men's Commonwealth Games 1500m final, stopping the clock in a new Games record of 3:30.12.

- Oliver Hoare: 3:32.35i - Oliver Hoare: 3:30.12 - Craig Mottram: 3.33.97 - Ryan Gregson: 3.31.06 His mile PB ranks Hoare as the 13th fastest miler in history and the sixth fastest in Commonwealth history. - Oliver Hoare: 3:47.48. - Ryan Gregson: 3.52.24 - Oliver Hoare: 3:30.12 - Craig Mottram: 3.48.98 Following the pace for much of the race, sitting around 4-5th, Hoare found himself boxed with 250m to run. - Stewart McSweyn: 3:48.37 But it wasn’t until the home straight that Hoare found some real running room, swinging wide into the third lane, driving for home.

Commonwealth Games: Aussie Ollie Hoare pulls off stunning and ... (The West Australian)

Oliver Hoare has become the first Australian to win gold in the 1500m since 1958 after pulling off a Games record performance in an emotional victory.

The gold medal performance also put Hoare in the history books, becoming the first Australian to win the event since Herb Elliott in 1958, when the event was known as the 1 Mile race. Hoare burst into tears and fell to the ground overcome with emotion after pulling off an impressive late charge to win gold in the men’s 1500m final on Saturday. Oliver Hoare has become the first Australian to win gold in the 1500m since 1958 after pulling off a Games record performance in an emotional victory.

Hoare wins remarkable 1500m gold (Education – Australian Associated Press)

Ollie Hoare has joined the legendary Herb Elliott as the only Australians to win the Commonwealth 1500m or mile title after claiming a remarkable victory in ...

A fortnight after winning a thrilling world title in Eugene, Patterson was the red-hot favourite to claim a second Commonwealth title in Birmingham. Naa Anang anchored the women’s 4x100m relay team to third spot in their heat in 43.47 and a spot in Sunday’s final. It was a remarkable turnaround for Hoare, who only two weeks ago failed to earn a place in the final at the world championships. A “frustrated and disappointed” Eleanor Patterson was in no mood to offer any excuses after having to settle for a shock high jump silver. “It was a matter of pulling the kick at the right time. Hoare was fourth at the top of the final straight but powered home to win in three minutes 30.12 seconds, lunging across the line to edge out flagging 2019 world champ Timothy Cheruiyot from Kenya by nine hundredths of a second.

Hoare wins Games 1500 metres as Wightman denied golden double (Reuters)

Australia's Oliver Hoare used a devastating late kick to claim a surprise win in the Commonwealth Games men's 1500 metres on Saturday, as Scotland's newly ...

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Birmingham Games Hoare wins Games 1500 metres as Wightman ... (ESPN)

Australia's Oliver Hoare used a devastating late kick to claim a surprise win in the Commonwealth Games men's 1500 metres on Saturday, as Scotland's newly ...

But the roars were not enough to lift Wightman to the top of the podium as Hoare timed his move to perfection down the home stretch, coming from fourth to pip Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot at the line for gold. Australia's Oliver Hoare used a devastating late kick to claim a surprise win in the Commonwealth Games men's 1,500 metres on Saturday, as Scotland's newly minted world champion Jake Wightman was denied a golden double. Hoare finished in a Games record time of three minutes, 30.12 seconds with Cheruiyot just 0.09 seconds back to take silver and Wightman settling for bronze.

Ollie Hoare dedicates historic men's 1500m gold at Birmingham ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Ollie Hoare was suffering from the letdown of a disappointing world championships when he received a call that would shake his world.

“That last lap, I wanted to make sure I stayed relaxed on the inside and knew my time would come, and it is hard to believe when you have guys there that are absolute class. I was able to get out and I had the kicker at the end, and, yeah, it was spectacular.” Hoare said he knew he had a shot at a medal at the top of the straight. “It was a difficult time for me because of how bad I raced (at the worlds) and to hear the news of a guy who had a stopwatch at every race I had and growing up through the sport and not having him there to watch was tough. It was a remarkable turnaround for Hoare, who only two weeks ago failed to earn a place in the final at the world championships. “But I would like to dedicate that race to my pop because he is the reason my family loves the sport and why I’m here today.

'Stuff of legends': Aussie stuns the world with insane golden run (Fox Sports)

'Stuff of legends': Aussie stuns the world with insane golden run.

What a run in the 1500! But I was able to get out and I just had the kicker at the end and it was spectacular,” Hoare said. That was a good one.” Former Boomers coach Brendan Joyce wrote: “Wow Australia we have a new champion to be proud of! Cheruiyot goes up … here comes Ollie Hoare with a flashing run I reckon he’s going to get there.” It’s one of those that we will etch in the history books forever and how lucky we are to have been here and for you to have watched it,” McAvaney said as Hoare slumped over in disbelief on the ground.

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