Galen Rupp Athlete
Galen Rupp (born May 8, 1986 in Portland, Oregon) is an American cross-country and track and field athlete, who competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Oregon Track Club. Rupp competed for his native country in the men's 10000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, finishing in 13th place. He is the current American record holder at 10,000 m with a time of 26:48.00. He is only the second non-African to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 m behind compatriot Chris Solinsky.
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External resources
- http://nikeoregonproject.com/pages/project
- http://running.competitor.com/2010/11/news/webb-nips-rupp-at-silicon-valley-turkey-trot_18042
- http://www.flocasts.com/flotrack/search.php?q=galen+rupp
- http://www.flotrack.org/videos/speaker/98-rupp-galen
- http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=187104
- http://www.tfrrs.org/results/27382_1725961.html
- http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/05/podcast-50-interview-w-univ-of-oregon-phenom-galen-rupp
- http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/rupp_galen.asp