Peter Snell wins a second gold in Tokyo21 October 1964
Eight days leading up to the Olympic 1500 m final Peter Snell had already run five races. He won the final of 800 m and the 1500 m finals as well.
Snell’s time of 3 minutes 38.1 seconds was 2.5 seconds outside the world record held by the previous Olympic champion Australian Herb Elliott.
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