Yared Nuguse

Yared Nuguse
Nuguse competing in the 1500m final in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-06-01) June 1, 1999 (age 25)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Home townLouisville, Kentucky
EducationDuPont Manual High School
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (BS, MS)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 metres, mile
College teamNotre Dame Fighting Irish
TeamON Athletics Club (OAC)
Coached byDathan Ritzenhein
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 3000 m

Yared Nuguse (/ˈjɑːrɪd nəˈɡs/ YAR-id nə-GOOSS; born June 1, 1999)[1][2] is an American professional middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He was the 2019 NCAA Division I champion in the event and bronze medalist from the 2024 Summer Olympics. Nuguse is the North American outdoor record holder over the one mile distance, and the North American indoor record holder for the 1500 meters, one mile and 3000 meters.

Nuguse's outdoor mile personal best of 3:43.97 places him as the fourth fastest miler in history, behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Noah Ngeny, and Hicham El Guerrouj. His indoor mile personal best of 3:47.38 places him as the second fastest indoor miler in history behind only Yomif Kejelcha.[3][4]

Since June 2022, Nuguse has competed for the On Athletics Club under coach Dathan Ritzenhein.[5]

In September 2024, it was confirmed that Nuguse signed with Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track league for the 2025 season, competing in the short distance 800 m / 1500 m category.[6]

  1. ^ "NUGUSE Yared". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Yared NUGUSE". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "One Mile - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "One Mile Short Track - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Chavez, Chris (June 22, 2022). "Yared Nuguse Announces He's Joining The On Athletics Club, Recaps His Notre Dame Career". Citius Mag. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Davern, John (September 4, 2024). "Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse Sign With Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. Retrieved September 5, 2024.