Kansas alum Bryce Hoppel barely misses medal at Paris Olympics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Jayhawk product Bryce Hoppel made history at the Paris Olympics. But he did not leave with a medal.
Hoppel ran the fastest time an American has ever run in the Olympics Men’s 800m with a 1:41.67 in the final. He finished fourth, only .17 seconds shy of bronze medalist Algerian Djamel Sedjati.
Hoppel could have been the first American to win the Olympic 800m since 1972.
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He finished second in his first heat with a 1:45.24 and second in the semifinal with a 1:43.41.
He came into the Olympics in prime form with a gold medal at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. He is also the best American runner in the event as the three-time defending U.S. Indoor and Outdoor champion.
Hoppel won the 2019 Indoor and Outdoor 800m national championships along with being a five-time All-American and four-time Big 12 champion with the Jayhawks.
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