PARIS — Living up to the pre-race hype, but not in a way most anticipated, the men's 1500 was one for the ages Tuesday night at Stade de France as Cole Hocker sprinted past reigning men's 1500 champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway and 2023 world champion Josh Kerr of Britain to take gold in an Olympic record time of 3:27.65, the second fastest time ever by an American and the No. 7 time in history. Yared Nuguse made it even sweeter as he grabbed bronze in a PB 3:27.80, marking the first time the U.S. has won two medals in the event at the Games since 1912. Hobbs Kessler also ran a lifetime best in fifth with a 3:29.45. It was the greatest race in Olympic 1500 history, with six men dipping under 3:30 and 10 going sub-3:31. Ingebrigtsen boldly took the field through 400 in 54.9 and kept up the rapid tempo through 800 in 1:51.5, with the three Americans in places 5-7. Going by 1200 in 2:47.3 the Norwegian looked to be in complete control, but off the final turn madness ensued as six runners made a frenzied dash for gold. Hocker and Nuguse had the fastest final 100 at 13.0, and that allowed Hocker to pick off Kerr, who edged Nuguse for silver in 3:27.79. Five medals on the evening took the Team USA tally to 16 overall, five of them gold, and increased the nation's already substantial lead in the team points standings. The U.S. has 139 points, with Great Britain the closest nation at 41. A new long sprint queen was crowned, with Gabby Thomas demolishing the field in the women's 200 to take gold in 21.83 and become the first American woman to win since 2012. St. Lucia's Julien Alfred, the 100 champion, garnered her second medal with a 22.08 for silver, and Brittany Brown surged through for bronze in 22.20. The last time two U.S. athletes earned medals in the event was at Los Angeles in 1984. NCAA champion McKenzie Long closed out a superb and lengthy season with a 22.42 in seventh. More history came from Annette Echikunwoke in the women's hammer. Echikunwoke's third round toss sailed out to 75.48/247-8, the farthest throw ever by an American at the Games, to take the lead. That lead held until round five when Canada's Camryn Rogers hit 76.97/252-6, but Echikunwoke had firm control of silver to earn the first U.S. medal ever in the event at the Olympics. DeAnna Price was 11th with a best of 71.00/232-11. The evening's other track final saw Courtney Wayment finish 12th in the women's 3000 steeplechase in 9:13.60, and Valerie Constien was 15th in 9:34.08. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain set an Olympic record of 8:52.76 for gold, just ahead of Uganda's Peruth Chemutai, the Tokyo gold medalist who earned silver in 8:53.34. Faith Cherotich of Kenya took bronze in 8:55.15. The fourth fastest time ever in the women's 400 hurdles at the Olympic Games cemented reigning champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone as the woman to beat after the semifinal and made for a welcome early birthday present as she turns 25 tomorrow. McLaughlin-Levrone, who was far from perfect in her stride pattern, was unchallenged in the second semi on her way to 52.13. Anna Cockrell was only a few steps adrift of Femke Bol of the Netherlands in the final semi, clocking 52.90 in second place to lock up a finals berth, and NCAA champion Jasmine Jones also made it through with a 53.83 runner-up finish in semifinal one. For the first time since Beijing 2008, Team USA will have three men in the 400 final. Quincy Hall blasted a 43.95 to win the first semifinal, followed by a PB 44.31 from Christopher Bailey that placed him third in semi two and gave him one of the time qualifier slots. Oregon22 world champion Michael Norman turned up the steam in the final 100 to grab second in the final semi, clocking 44.26. Hall's time was the 10th fastest ever by an American at the Games, and the record for the fastest non-qualifier for the final was shattered as 11 men ran faster than 44.5 and Botswana's Busang Kebinatshipi did not advance with his 44.43. Budapest 2023 World Championships silver medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall soared out to 6.90/22-7.75 on her second attempt in the women's long jump qualifying round, the best jump of the morning and an automatic advancer to the final. Jasmine Moore's 6.66/21-10.25 in round two also secured a spot in the final, as did the 6.64/21-9.5 by Monae' Nichols on her final attempt. Six women bettered the fastest ever Olympic Games first round time in heat one of the 1500, including Emily Mackay who ran 3:59.63 for sixth to advance to the semifinal. It was the fastest time ever by an American at the Games. Trials champion Nikki Hiltz easily moved on with a third-place 4:00.42 in heat two, and Elle St. Pierre also had no issues in gaining a semifinal berth, taking third in the final heat in 4:03.22. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, who was ninth in last night's 5000 final, had the fastest time of the morning at 3:58.84. Repechage rounds, in use for the first time at these Games, saw all three Americans advance to the semifinal in their event. Kendall Ellis, the Trials champion in the women's 400, won her heat in 50.44 to turn in the fastest time of the four sections, while Freddie Crittenden's 13.42 in the men's 110 hurdles was also a heat winner and the fastest time of the round. Trevor Bassitt, the bronze medalist at Oregon22, was the second fastest man in the 400 hurdles, moving on to the semis with a 48.64 to win heat one. Curtis Thompson did not advance to the final in the men's javelin after posting a best of 76.79/251-11 on his first attempt to place 27th overall.