Galen Rupp in action during the men's 10,000 metres final in Beijing where he
finished fifth - the same position he occupied the following year at the 2016
Rio Olympic Games.
Then on the final day of the 2016 Olympics Galen ran the marathon and
won the bronze medal.
World Championships. Beijing.
Result of Final. Men's 10,000 metres.
1.
|
Mo |
FARAH |
GBR |
27:01.13 |
2.
|
Geoffrey Kipsang
|
KAMWOROR |
KEN |
27:01.76 |
| 3. |
Paul Kipngetich
|
TANUI |
KEN |
27:02.83 |
| 4. |
Bedan Karoki
|
MUCHIRI |
KEN |
27:04.77 |
| 5. |
Galen |
RUPP |
USA |
27:08.91 |
| 6. |
Abrar |
OSMAN |
ERI |
27:43.21 |
| 7. |
Ali |
KAYA |
TUR |
27:43.69 |
| 8. |
Timothy |
TOROITICH |
UGA |
27:44.90 |
Mens' 10,000 metres final.
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
1.
|
Mo Farah |
Great Britain
|
27:05.17 |
|
| 2. |
Paul Tanui |
Kenya
|
27:05.64
|
SB |
| 3. |
Tamirat Tola |
Ethiopia |
27:06.26 |
|
| 4. |
Yigrem Demelash |
Ethiopia |
27:06.27 |
|
| 5. |
Galen Rupp |
United States |
27:08.92 |
SB |
| 6. |
Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei |
Uganda |
27:10.06
|
PB |
| 7. |
Bedan Karoki Muchiri
|
Kenya
|
27:22.93 |
|
| 8. |
Zersenay Tadese |
Eritrea
|
27:23.86 |
|
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.
Final men's marathon.
| 1. |
Eliud Kipchoge
|
Kenya
|
2:08:44 |
|
| 2. |
Feyisa Lilesa |
Ethiopia |
2:09:54 |
PB |
| 3. |
Galen Rupp |
United States |
2:10:05 |
PB |
| 4. |
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie
|
Eritrea |
2:11:04 |
|
| 5. |
Alphonce Felix Simbu |
Tanzania
|
2:11:15 |
|
| 6. |
Jared Ward |
United States
|
2:11:30 |
|
| 7. |
Tadesse Abraham |
Switzerland
|
2:11:42 |
|
| 8. |
Munyo Solomon Mutai |
Uganda |
2:11:49 |
|
In 2017 Galen won the Chicago marathon and finished second in the Boston marathon.
In May 2018 he improved his PB to 2:06.07 when winning the Prague marathon.
In 2021 in came second in the Chicago marathon and 8th th the '2020' Olympics.