Galen Rupp

About Galen Rupp

A world-class Olympic runner became the first American to win a medal in the 10,000-meter race in 48 years.

Galen Rupp is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. In London, he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 meters, and in Rio de Janeiro, he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon. Rupp competed for the University of Oregon and trained under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Nike Oregon Project. He won the 2017 Chicago Marathon, the first American to do so since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002. Rupp won the US Olympic trials in Atlanta on February 29, 2020, in a time of 2:09:20, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Rupp holds multiple American records at high school, collegiate, and senior levels. They include records in the 10,000 meters with a time of 26:44.36 and at the indoor 2 mile, 3000 meters, and 5000 meters with times of 8:07.41, 7:30.16, and 13:01.26, respectively.

Personal best(s)	Outdoor, 1500 m: 3:34.15 (Brussels 2014), Mile: 3:52.11 (London 2013), 5000 m: 12:58.90 (Eugene 2012), 10,000 m: 26:44.36 AR (Eugene 2014), Indoor, 800 m: 1:49.87 i OT (Seattle 2009), 1500 m: 3:34.78 i+ (Boston 2013), Mile: 3:50.92 i (Boston 2013), 3000 m: 7:30.16 i AR (Stockholm 2013)
Olympic finals	2008 Beijing, 10,000 m, 13th, 2012 London, 10,000 m, 02! Silver, 5000 m, 7th, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 10,000 m, 5th, Marathon, 03! Bronze
Turned pro	June 2009
Sport	Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	10,000 meters, 5000 meters, 3000 meters, 1500 meters, Half marathon, Marathon
Coached by	Mike Smith
Club	Nike
College team	Oregon Ducks
World finals	2007 Osaka, 10,000 m, 11th, 2009 Berlin, 10,000 m, 8th, 2011 Daegu, 10,000 m, 7th, 5000 m, 9th, 2013 Moscow, 10,000 m, 4th, 5000 m, 8th, 2015 Beijing, 10,000 m, 5th, 5000 m, 5th

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Trivia

Not willing to rest on his laurels, he continued training after his Olympic performance, telling reporters he felt that he could be the world's best.

Galen Rupp before fame

At the University of Oregon, he broke a junior record in the 10,000 meters and then took 2nd overall in the 10,000 meters event at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

Achievement of Galen Rupp

Not willing to rest on his laurels, he continued training after his Olympic performance, telling reporters he felt that he could be the world's best.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Galen Rupp family life

Keara Simmons, a track athlete at the University of Oregon, was his wife.

Associations of Galen Rupp

Evelyn Ashford was another Olympic medalist for the United States.

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