Lopez

Lomong

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian;
• Olympic Games London 2012, 10th (5000m - Men)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 21th (1500m - Men)

Career Highlights

• 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, 3rd (5,000-meter)
• 2012 USA Indoor Championships, 2nd (3,000-meter)
• Two-time national outdoor champion, 1,500-meter (2009, 2010)
• 2007 NCAA outdoor champion (1,500-meter)
• 2007 NCAA indoor champion (3,000-meter)

Fun Facts: Served as the U.S. delegation Opening Ceremony flag bearer at the 2008 Olympic Games...Family fled Kimotong, Sudan, to avoid an attacking militia group when he was 6...Lived in a refugee camp run by Catholic missionaries for 10 years...Became a U.S. citizen in 2007...Enjoys hip-hop music...Created the Lopez Lomong Foundation.

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