Kipchoge Keino Wins 1,500m Gold By Historic Margin - Mexico 1968 Olympics

Classic Olympic highlights from the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games as Kenya's Kipchoge Keino finishes off a topsy turvy Games with a gold medal in the men's 1,500m event, winning by a great margin.

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Kip Keino, an uncoached Nandi tribesman from Kenya, was already 28 years old when he made his second Olympic appearance at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Suffering from violent stomach pains caused by a gall bladder infection, Keino entered the 10,000m. He was running with the leaders when, with two laps to go, he doubled up with pain and fell onto the infield. He jumped back up and finished the race, but he was disqualified for leaving the track.

Four days later, he earned a silver medal in the 5,000m, trailing Mohamed Gammoudi of Tunisia by barely a metre. In the 1,500m, Keino tried to neutralize the finishing kick of the favourite, Jim Ryun, by building up a huge lead. His tactic worked and he won by 20m, the largest margin of victory in the history of the event.

Find more about the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games: http://www.olympic.org/mexico-1968-summer-olympics

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