Galen Rupp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Galen Rupp

American male long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 08-May-1986

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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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 has 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, the first American to do so since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002. 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 2 mile, 3000 m, and 5000 m with times of 8:07.41, 7:30.16 and 13:01.26, respectively.