But as Spain’s Mariano Garcia raced to victory in 3:39.63 ahead of Portugal’s Isaac Nader, room opened up on the inside and Spencer, finishing stronger than anyone, nipped through.
“I cannot believe I have a world championship medal now.
I started my year with a slow 3000m, which would not have got me anywhere close to qualifying for this event,” said Spencer.
“I stayed a bit further....
