 Hocker at the Husky Invite in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 6, 2001 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Cathedral High School University of Oregon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, mile, 3000 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ben Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cole Hocker (born June 6, 2001) is an American middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, setting an Olympic record and a North American area record of 3:27.65.
Hocker holds multiple national titles in annual competitions organized by USA Track & Field, including four titles in the 1500 m and one title in the 3000 meters. In March 2024, he won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Hocker also placed sixth in the 1500 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and seventh at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
In high school, Hocker won several high-level competitions including the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 2018. Beginning in 2019, he competed for the University of Oregon, where he won four NCAA titles.[3] Hocker announced in 2021 that he would forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility to run professionally, signing with Nike.[4]
In September 2024, it was announced that Hocker signed with Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track league for the 2025 season, in the short distance (800 m/1500 m) category.[5]
- ^ "Cole Hocker".
- ^ a b Cole Hocker at World Athletics
- ^ Cole Hocker profile at TFRRS
- ^ "Cathedral's Cole Hocker leaves Oregon track team to turn pro at age 20". Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Davern, John (September 4, 2024). "Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse Sign With Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. Retrieved September 5, 2024.