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Athlete Bio

Galen Rupp

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 39 Date of Birth: 5/8/1986

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Road Running Coach: Mike Smith Agent: Ricky Simms Sponsor: Nike

Residences

Hometown: Portland, OR High School: Central Catholic High School College: University of Oregon

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10x

National champion

6x

In Top 8 World Championships

4x

NCAA champion

2x

In Top 8 World Indoor Championships

2x

NCAA Indoor champion

1x

Major Marathon winner

1x

Diamond League meeting winner

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

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10000m

EventPerformance
Event10000mPerformance26:44.36

1500m

EventPerformance
Event1500mPerformance3:34.15

1500m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event1500m IndoorsPerformance3:43.39

3000m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event3000m IndoorsPerformance7:30.16

5000m

EventPerformance
Event5000mPerformance12:58.90

800m

EventPerformance
Event800mPerformance1:50.00

800m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event800m IndoorsPerformance1:54.71

Marathon

EventPerformance
EventMarathonPerformance2:06:07

Season Best

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15 km Road

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMarch 05, 2022EventUS 15km Road Running Ch.Performance43:31Placing7.

Marathon

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJuly 17, 2022EventWorld Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022Performance0.09Placing19.

All Results

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15 km Road

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMarch 05, 2022EventUS 15km Road Running Ch.Performance43:31Placing7.

Marathon

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJuly 17, 2022EventWorld Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022Performance2:09:36Placing19.

Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, sixth (marathon)
  • 2016 Olympic Games, bronze (marathon), 5th (10,000m)
  • 2012 Olympic Games, silver (10,000m), 7th (5,000m)
  • 2008 Olympic Games, 13th (10,000m)

World Championship Experience

  • 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 5th (5,000m), 5th (10,000m)
  • 2013 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 8th (5,000m), 4th (10,000m)
  • 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 9th (5,000m), 7th (10,000m)
  • 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 8th (10,000m)
  • 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 11th (10,000m)
  • 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships, 9th (5,000m)
  • 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships, 7th (3,000m)

Other Career Experience

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, sixth (10,000m)
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, gold (marathon)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, fifth (10,000m)
  • 2017 USATF 20k Championships, gold
  • 2018 Prague Marathon, gold
  • 2018 Boston Marathon, dnf
  • 2018 Chicago Marathon, seventh
  • 2017 Chicago Marathon, gold
  • 2017 Boston Marathon, silver
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, gold (marathon), gold (10,000m), 9th (5,000m)
  • 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, eighth (3,000m)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m), bronze (5,000m)
  • 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m)
  • 2014 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (3,000m)
  • 2013 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m), silver (5,000m)
  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, gold (5,000m), gold (10,000m)
  • 2012 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (1,500m), bronze (3,000m)
  • 2011 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m), bronze (5,000m)
  • 2011 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (3,000m)
  • 2010 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m)
  • 2010 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (3,000m)
  • 2009 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m)
  • 2009 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, gold (10,000m), gold (5,000m)
  • 2009 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, gold (3,000m), gold (5,000m)
  • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, silver (10,000m)
  • 2007 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (10,000m)
  • 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, silver (10,000m)
  • 2007 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, bronze (5,000m), 4th (3,000m)
  • 2006 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, 5th (5,000m), 6th (3,000m)
  • 2005 USATF Junior Championships, silver (1,500m)
  • 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, silver (10,000m)
  • 2004 USATF Junior Championships, gold (5,000m)
  • 2003 USATF Junior Championships, silver (5,000m)
  • 2005 Pan American Junior Championships, 4th (1,500m)
  • 2003 Pan American Junior Championships, gold (5,000m)
  • 2002 USATF Junior Championships, bronze (5,000m)

Personal

Son of Gregory and Jamie Rupp… Has one brother, Colin… Married his wife, Keara, in 2010… They have four children, twins Emmie and Grayson, Jaden, and Lucas… Was a seven-time NCAA All-American at the University of Oregon where he won the inaugural Bowerman Award… Won five NCAA titles as a senior in college... Holds American records in the outdoor 10,000m, indoor 3000m, indoor two mile run, and indoor 5000m… Is an eight-time USATF Champion at 10,000m and has competed in five events across three Olympic games, winning silver in the 10,000m in 2012 and bronze in the marathon in 2016…Qualified for his fourth Olympic team in Atlanta with the third-fastest winning time in race history, joining Frank Shorter as the only men to ever win back-to-back U.S. Olympic Team Trials marathons.

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