USA’s Cooper Lutkenhaus stormed to the 800m title to become the youngest individual medallist in World Indoor Championships history on the final day of action at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on Sunday (22).
At the age of 17 years and 93 days, Lutkenhaus also became the youngest man to win a senior individual world medal, indoors or outdoors.
He surged into the lead with 300 metres to go and could not be caught, striding over the finish line in 1:44.24. Belgium’s Eliott Crestan followed him for silver in 1:44.38 and Spain’s Mohamed Attaoui finished fast to bag bronze in 1:44.66 ahead of Australia’s Peter Bol in an Oceanian short track record of 1:45.14.
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