PARIS - Grant Fisher ’19 bookended his Olympic Games with another stunning performance and made a statement for American distance running in the process.
The 12-time All-American and 2017 NCAA champion at 5,000 meters, Fisher rallied to take home bronze in the event in Paris on Saturday. Despite beginning the final lap in ninth place, the Stanford electrical engineering graduate charged past six others in final 250 meters, overtaking Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu for bronze in the final 10.
The feat came just eight days after Fisher opened up the Olympic track competition by taking bronze in the 10,000 meters, and made him the first American man to medal in both the 5,000 and 10,000 at an Olympic Games. On August 2, Fisher became the second American to medal in 10,000 since Billy Mills won gold in 1964. Galen Rupp (silver) in 2012 was the other.
He holds U.S. outdoor records in the 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000.