Tokyo Olympics hero Peter Bol scraped into the final by 0.09 seconds, becoming the first Australian to ever reach a world championship 800m final
A model of consistency and self-belief, Peter Bol looks every chance to win Australia’s first-ever 800 metre world championships medal in Eugene. But by his own admission, Bol was lucky to get through to the title race after finishing third and outside the automatic qualifying spots in the opening semi-final.
“Sometimes that happens, you can have a slightly off day and that can be the difference between second and third,” observed Rinaldi. “But he pulled up well after the race so I think he’ll be fine.” Bol’s inspirational story has captured the hearts of Australian sports fans. Born in Sudan, his family fled the civil war aged four and arrived in Australia age eight. He grew up in Perth and won a basketball scholarship at St Norberts College.
Bol, 30, went from cult hero to international prominence at last year’s Tokyo Olympics when he twice bettered the Australian record and then finished a gallant fourth in the final. He has backed up superbly in 2022, again lowering the national mark to one minute 44.00 seconds and is now ranked No 3 in the world.
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