This is literally insane.
His PR was 13.01. He dropped 0.26 seconds in a sprint race to break the long standing world record by 0.05 seconds...in a prelim.
🇺🇸 Cooper Lutkenhaus now moves ahead of reigning U.S. champion and 2019 World champion Donavan Brazier for No. 3 on the U.S. all-time list.
U.S. ALL-TIME 800M LIST
1. Byrce Hoppel, 1:41.67 (Paris 2024)
2. Josh Hoey, 1:42.01 (Monaco 2025)
3. Cooper Lutkenhaus, 1:42.08 (Oslo 2026)
4. Donavan Brazier, 1:42.16 (Eugene 2025)
1:42.08!!🤯🔥
WORLD LEAD!!!
17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus 🇺🇸 has just won the men's 800m at the Oslo Diamond League in a time of 1:42.08!
He held off Olympic & World Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi 🇰🇪 who finished 2nd in 1:42.09.
OH MY HEAVENS!
🇺🇸 Cooper Lutkenhaus beats Olympic and World champion 🇰🇪 Emmanuel Wanyonyi 1:42.08 to 1:42.09 at the Oslo Diamond League.
The best 800m runner in the world is 17 years old. Fearless running by him.
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