Evan Jager

Olympian 2012, 2016

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GOLD

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SILVER

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BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'2"

Age

Hometown

Algonquinn, IL

Education

Harry D. Jacobs High School (Algonquin, Ill.) ‘07 Portland State University ‘13

Personal

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)