But I would have to go with Lagat vs El G in the 1500m in athens, pure speed.

And to top that off, possibly the greatest pure speed race off all time, El G vs, Bekele vs Kipchoge for the 5000m gold in Athens. We're talking the greatest 1500m runner of all time, vs the greatest 5000m/10000m runner of all time vs the greatest marathoner of all time.





On the Women's side, this might be hands down the most dominant performance in the Olympics: At the 2016 Olympics, Almaz Ayana destroyed the 10000m World Record, and put up a time that was in the Men's territory. And the crazy thing is there were 3 other runners that ran under 30 mins, and the entire field set either NR or PRs. Also, she lapped the majority of the field....But she was doped beyond her mind, and hasn't even come close to those times since then. She destroyed a WR that was set by a chinese runner who admitted to doping, and the record was considered to be a record that was far out of reach due to it being a doped record. Ayana destroyed the record by 14 seconds!