Quincy Hall Blazes To 400-Meter Gold With Come-From-Behind Victory, Kenneth Rooks Surprise Silver in 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
World No. 1 Quincy Hall surged and overtook Matthew Hudson-Smith over the final strides to win 400-meter gold.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
6'2"
Age
36
Hometown
Algonquinn, IL
Education
Harry D. Jacobs High School (Algonquin, Ill.) ‘07 Portland State University ‘13
Quick Facts
- Son of Joel and Cathy Jager
- Has one sister, Mallory
- Made his steeplechase debut early in 2012 and won the event at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials with only a handful of career races
- Ended the 2015 season ranked No. 2 in the world in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Collected his first national outdoor championship title with a time of 8:20.67 in 2013
- Set the American record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 8:06.81 in just his fifth career event start
- Left the University of Wisconsin a year early to sign with Nike and follow his coach, Jerry Schumacher to Portland, Oregon, where he enrolled at Portland State University.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (3000m Steeplechase - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, 6th (3000m Steeplechase - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – 6th (3000m Steeplechase - Men)
- Years of participation: 3000m Steeplechase - Men 2015, 2017, 2022; 5000m - Men 2009
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2017 (3000m Steeplechase - Men)
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