Running in fourth place at the beginning of the last lap of the final, Ovett collapsed with chest pains and was taken away on a stretcher.

• 两天后，他又重新回到自己保持世界纪录的1500米赛场，但遗憾的是，在比赛还剩最后一圈时，处于第四位的奥维特由于胸部剧痛放弃比赛，被担架抬出赛场。