Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia, gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya and bronze medalist Galen Rupp of the United States stand during the medal ceremony for the Men's Marathon during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

(L to R) Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia, gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya and bronze medalist Galen Rupp of the United States celebrate on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Men's Marathon during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates as he crosses the line to win gold during the Men's Marathon on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, Galen Rupp of the United States, Lemi Berhanu of Ethiopia and Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia compete during the Men's Marathon on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, Galen Rupp of the United States and Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia compete during the Men's Marathon on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Moroccan runner Hicham el Guerrouj presents his gold medal on the podium for the 5,000m event of the Athens 2004 OG. Alongside him are Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele (silver medal) on the left and Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (bronze medal) on the right ©IOC

ATHENS - AUGUST 28: Gold medalist Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, silver medalist Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia (L) and bronze medalist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony of the men's 5,000 metre medal ceremony on August 28, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, Greece (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Hicham El Guerrouj;Kenenisa Bekele;Eliud Kipchoge

Athens 2004-Athletics-5000m-KIPCHOGE Eliud (KEN) 3rd and BEKELE Kenenisa (ETH) 2nd.

The final of the Men's 5000 Metres at the Tokyo Olympics, 1st October 1964. American athlete Bob Schul (719) wins the gold medal and West Germany's Harald Norpoth (209) the silver. Also pictured are Michel Jazy of France (124) who finished fourth, Kipchoge 'Kip' Keino of Kenya (388) in fifth and Bill Baillie of New Zealand (468) in sixth. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mexico 1968-KEINO Hezakieh Kipchoge (KEN) 1st, at the finish.