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Galen Rupp

American distance runner
Person human Q63691

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
May 8, 1986
Place of birth
Portland
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner
Educated at
Central Catholic High School, University of Oregon[7][8]
Award received
The Bowerman[9]
Country for sport
United States[21]
Family name
Rupp[13]
Given name
Galen[14]
Height
+180[23]
Mass
+62[24]
P14843
23285
Participant in
athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's marathon, athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's marathon[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Personal best
7.6k (109.9–7.6k, n=20)[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Residence
Portland[11]
Social media followers
29k (29k–31k, n=3)
Sport
athletics[12]
Sports discipline competed in
5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon, 800 metres, 1500 metres, mile run, 3000 metres, 2 miles run, 5K run, 10K run, 15K run, 10 miles run, 20 kilometres, half marathon[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]
Start of work period
2002[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Galen Rupp ar جالن راب fa گالن روپ fa گلن راپ ja ゲーリン・ラップ ja ゲーレン・ラップ ko 갤런 럽 ko 게일런 럽 ko 게일런 루프 ko 갤런 루프 ru Гален Рапп ru Рапп, Гален sv Rupp uk Гален Рупп zh 盖伦·鲁普 zh-hant 蓋倫·魯普
🔖 Identifiers · 24
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Galen Rupp Celebrates 2012 Olympics (cropped).jpg ↗
All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
96622
Athletics Podium person ID
18855
BBC Things ID
ec1ceb96-c540-4c2e-aa58-5fda41e5f58e
Diamond League athlete ID
14250207
Freebase ID
/m/0gz_9w
Instagram username
galenruppofficial
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000015210
JRC Names ID
1406561
Olympedia people ID
114968
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
galen-rupp
Olympics.com athlete ID
galen-rupp
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Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ru/galen-rupp-1
TFRRS athlete ID
608042
TeamUSA.com athlete ID
galen-rupp-912826
TeamUSA.org athlete ID (archived)
RU/Galen-Rupp
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
51210
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
17536
Trading Card Database name ID
102878
USA Track & Field athlete ID (new)
galen-rupp
USA Track & Field athlete legacy ID (archived)
Galen-Rupp
WikiTree person ID
Rupp-533
World Athletics athlete ID
196507, 14250207
X (Twitter) username
G_Rupp

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🔗 Connections
Sports discipline competed in 11
marathon, half marathon, 800 metres, 5000 metres, 1500 metres, 10,000 metres, 3000 metres, mile run +3 more
Participant in 6
athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's marathon, athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's marathon, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres
Participated in 4
athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's marathon, athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres
Occupation 3
athletics competitor, marathon runner, long-distance runner
Award received 1
The Bowerman
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Oregon
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Portland
Residence 1
Portland
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
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Summary

Galen Rupp was born on May 8, 1986[1], in Portland[2]. He has worked as a long-distance runner[3], athletics competitor[4], and marathon runner[5].

FAQs

Where was Galen Rupp born?

Galen Rupp's place of birth was Portland[2].

What did Galen Rupp do for work?

Galen Rupp worked as a long-distance runner[3], athletics competitor[4], and marathon runner[5].

Where did Galen Rupp go to school?

Galen Rupp was educated at Central Catholic High School[7] and University of Oregon[8].

What awards did Galen Rupp receive?

Honors received include The Bowerman[9].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  51. [51] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Award received → The Bowerman
    Participant in → athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres +3
    Occupation → long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner
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