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Related: About this forumFirst American in 56 years to win a medal, (bronze) in the 10,000 meter race
USA USA USA. Only 3rd time in Olympic history has USA won a medal.
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First American in 56 years to win a medal, (bronze) in the 10,000 meter race (Original Post)
a kennedy
Aug 2024
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a kennedy
(32,634 posts)1. Just outstanding
Bayard
(24,172 posts)2. You should put a spoiler alert in your headline,
But it was an amazing race! He darn near got second.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(117,964 posts)3. 2nd American according to ESPN
After finishing fifth in the 10,000m in Tokyo, Grant Fisher arrived in Paris and etched his name into history.
Fisher stormed late for a bronze medal in the men's 10,000m race, becoming the second American man to win a medal in the event in the last 56 years. The last American man to do so was Galen Rupp in 2012 when he won silver.
Fisher finished with a time of 26:43.46.
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WiVoter
(1,172 posts)4. Billy Mills 1964 Tokyo
Oglala Lakota. The only American to win gold in that event ever. I see that he is there with his family. But yes, the last in 2012.