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Matthew Centrovitz takes lead, and then gold in Olympic 1,500 meters

Team USA Matthew Centrovitz takes lead, and then gold in Olympic 1,500 meters By Rick Maese RIO DE JANEIRO — It doesn't matter how many years athletes dreams of it, how many times they fantasize about it, how many times they play it out in their heads. In the race of emotions, disbelief has a way of outpacing exhilaration. So even though Matthew Centrowitz led from the start and never allowed another runner to pull in front of him, he still crossed the finish line in Saturday's men's 1,500 race a bit uncertain about what had just happened. Read full article ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up to receive updates on Team USA. For additional free email newsletters, alerts and updates, or to manage your email preferences, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error, or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071