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]
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GalenRupp (born May 8, 1986) is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, 2016 in Rio de...
20th century. Runners such as Steve Prefontaine, Wilson Kipsang, and GalenRupp have used it in races. Negative split strategies are also used in swimming...
was Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) in 2:09:54 and the bronze medal went to GalenRupp (USA), doing his second marathon, crossing the finish line in 2:10:05...
back of the heel by American GalenRupp on the tenth lap he fell, but went on to win gold with the time of 27:05.17. Rupp slowed after Farah's fall to...
estimated at over 1.5 million. American GalenRupp won the men's race, holding off defending champion Abel Kirui. Rupp is the first American man to win this...
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alumnus GalenRupp were training partners under Salazar and finished first and second respectively in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 10k. Rupp was the...
who have trained under Salazar's tutelage include Alan Webb, Mo Farah, GalenRupp, Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher, Dan Browne, Amy Yoder Begley, Sifan Hassan...
another breakaway by previous trials winner GalenRupp. Again, Chelimo led the last lap charge to run down Rupp, and after catching him, Chelimo held the...
Oliver Travis Padgett (r) Darvis Patton David Payne Dathan Ritzenhein GalenRupp Brian Sell Christian Smith Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Angelo Taylor...
to finish. In the elite men's race, the defending champion, American GalenRupp, had his participation announced in a May 2018 press release. Among recent...
international athletes, making Mantz the first American to win the event since GalenRupp in 2008. The 2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships saw Mantz...
the US Olympic Marathon Trials, finishing in 2:12:20, one minute behind GalenRupp, on a warm day in Los Angeles. On August 21, 2016, Keflezighi finished...
Meet, coming in second. He came in second behind his old college rival GalenRupp who won in 13:01.26 – a new American indoor 5k record. From 2013 - January...
athletes instead. His new focus led Salazar to coach Matthew Centrowitz, GalenRupp, and Adam and Kara Goucher. Salazar believes these athletes went on to...
Nascimento also competed. American athletes in the event included 36-year old GalenRupp in his final marathon event, Jared Ward, Scott Fauble and Leonard Korir...
time of 12:53.73, surpassing the previous record of 13:01.26 held by GalenRupp. On March 6, at The Ten, he broke another North American Record in the...
12, 2009. Goe, Ken (June 18, 2009). "More honors for Ashton Eaton and GalenRupp". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved...
Oliver Travis Padgett (r) Darvis Patton David Payne Dathan Ritzenhein GalenRupp Brian Sell Christian Smith Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Angelo Taylor...
his teammate and training partner, GalenRupp, worked together to pace the race for the first 5000 meters, with Rupp pulling away to win it in the final...
February 6, 2010, with a time of 13:11.50. This beat previous record holder GalenRupp who had set the record at 13:18.12 in 2009. On June 4, 2010, Lagat broke...
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