 Hocker at the Husky Invite in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 2001 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Cathedral High School University of Oregon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal bests |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
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 an 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". August 6, 2024.
- ^ 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.