Josh Kerr: Silver medallist aims for ‘unprecedented’ Olympic hat-trick

Josh Kerr is targeting an “unprecedented” hat-trick of Olympic 1500m medals after making history with his silver at this year’s Paris Games.

The 26-year-old took bronze from the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games and became the first Scot to win at two different Olympics stagings, which he described as “a nice accolade for sure”.

“That’s an awesome stat for me,” he told Scottish Athletics.

“One more medal across the men’s 1500m in the Olympics would, I believe, be unprecedented and be the most anyone has ever had in that distance.

“So, I am trying to push Scotland into a really good spot and hopefully we can come away with a gold medal next time in Los Angeles [in 2028].

“I am looking for the full set.”