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Galen Rupp

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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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Galen Rupp is the 6,259th most popular athlete (down from 5,131st in 2024), the 19,774th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,593rd in 2019) and the 727th most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1986, Galen Rupp ranks 1,450. Before him are Aly Keita, Alexei Emelin, Tadija Dragićević, Ben Youssef Meïté, Martin Jakš, and Steven Taylor. After him are Panagiotis Glykos, Abdelhafid Benchabla, Yu Xu, Sergei Shirokov, Satoshi Shimizu, and Toshitaka Tsurumi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Galen Rupp ranks 19,782 out of 20,380. Before him are Cathy O'Neil (null), Carrie Brownstein (1974), Robert Aderholt (1965), Ayad Akhtar (1970), Jhonen Vasquez (1974), and Lauren Bowles (1973). After him are Drew Gooden (1981), Murphy Jensen (1968), Raphael Bob-Waksberg (1984), Chris Massoglia (1992), Natalie Batalha (1966), and Ezra Klein (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Galen Rupp ranks 724. Before him are Christian Coleman (1996), Trayvon Bromell (1995), and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (2001). After him are Bershawn Jackson (1983), Anthony Rizzo (1989), Chris Huffins (1970), Tim Harden (1974), Lolo Jones (1982), Kelly Clark (1983), Sam Hardy (null), Rai Benjamin (1997), and Tracie Ruiz (1963).

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