Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp

Rupp at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1986-05-08) May 8, 1986 (age 30) Portland, Oregon
Residence	Portland, Oregon
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	138 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Event(s)	5000 m, 10,000 m, Marathon
College team	Oregon Ducks
Club	Nike Oregon Project
Coached by	Alberto Salazar
Achievements and titles
World finals	2007 10,000 m, 11th 2009 10,000 m, 8th 2011 10,000 m, 7th 5,000 m, 9th 2013 10,000 m, 4th 5,000 m, 8th 2015 10,000 m, 5th 5,000 m, 5th
Olympic finals	2008 10,000 m, 13th 2012 10,000 m, 2nd 5000 m, 7th 2016 10,000 m, 5th Marathon, 3rd
Personal best(s)	1500 meters: 3:34.15 5000 meters: 12:58.90 10,000 meters: 26:44.36 Half Marathon 1:00:30 Marathon 2:09:58
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London 10,000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro Marathon Pan American Junior Championships 2003 Bridgetown 5000 m

2007 10,000 m, 11th

2009 10,000 m, 8th

2011 10,000 m, 7th

2013 10,000 m, 4th

2015 10,000 m, 5th

2008 10,000 m, 13th

2012 10,000 m, 2nd

2016 10,000 m, 5th

Galen Rupp (born May 8, 1986) is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. In London he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 meters, and in Rio de Janeiro he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon. Rupp previously competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Nike Oregon Project.

Rupp holds multiple American records at high school, collegiate and senior levels. They include records in the 10,000 m with a time of 26:44.36 and at the indoor 3000 m, 2 mile and 5000m with times of 7:30.16, 8:07.41 and 13:01.26, respectively.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Rupp set junior and American high school records, while competing for Portland, Oregon's Central Catholic High School. Originally a soccer player, he caught the eye of American marathon legend Alberto Salazar, who coached him to great high school success, including two Oregon state titles in cross country (2002 and 2003) and three individual championships in track and field (1500 m in 2004 and 3000 m in 2003 and 2004). After winning the Oregon state title in cross country in 2003, he went on to finish second nationally in the 2003 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. In the spring of 2004, Rupp won his 5000 m heat against college runners at the Stanford Cardinal Invitational with a time of 13:55.32, fourth-best in U.S. prep history. He went on to break the Oregon state records for 1500 m (3:45.3) and the mile (4:01.8), the latter mark being the ninth-best in American high school history at the time. In June 2004, Rupp broke the U.S. high school record for 3000 m with a time of 8:03.67 (since broken by German Fernandez), also breaking the high school record for 2000 m en route (5:18.5). On July 31 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, he broke Gerry Lindgren's 40-year-old U.S. high school record for 5000 m by almost seven seconds, running 13:37.91 for the distance. He finished his high school career with a 10,000 m race in 29:09.56 in Brasschaat, Belgium, fourth-fastest ever for an American high schooler. He was the Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2004.