Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp
Personal information
Born (1986-05-08) May 8, 1986 (age 38)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)10,000 meters, 5000 meters, 3000 meters, 1500 meters, Half marathon, Marathon
College teamOregon Ducks
ClubNike
Turned proJune 2009
Coached byMike Smith
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2008 Beijing
  • 10,000 m, 13th
  • 2012 London
  • 10,000 m,  Silver
  • 5000 m, 7th
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
  • 10,000 m, 5th
  • Marathon,  Bronze
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • Marathon, 8th
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
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Marathon
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bridgetown 5000 m
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2017 Chicago Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2017 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chicago Marathon

Galen Rupp (born May 8, 1986)[1] is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and 2021 in Tokyo. He won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 meters in London and the bronze medal in the men's marathon in Rio de Janeiro. 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, becoming the first American to do so since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002. Rupp won the marathon at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta with a time of 2:09:20, and qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he finished eighth.

Rupp holds or held multiple U.S. records at the high school, collegiate and senior levels. He is considered to be one of the greatest American distance runners of all time.[2]

  1. ^ "Galen RUPP – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Futterman, Matthew (July 16, 2022). "Can Galen Rupp outrun the shadow of a disgraced former coach?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 17, 2022.