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Lutkenhaus, 17, upsets Olympic champion Wanyonyi in Oslo
Key takeaways
- American Cooper Lutkenhaus only left high school last month
- American teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus produced a stunning performance to hold off Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in the men's 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Norway.
- The 17-year-old crossed the line in a personal best of one minute and 42.08 seconds to edge out the Kenyan by one hundredth of a second in Oslo, despite Wanyonyi recording his fastest time of the season (1:42.09).
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American Cooper Lutkenhaus only left high school last month
American teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus produced a stunning performance to hold off Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in the men's 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Norway.
The 17-year-old crossed the line in a personal best of one minute and 42.08 seconds to edge out the Kenyan by one hundredth of a second in Oslo, despite Wanyonyi recording his fastest time of the season (1:42.09).
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