Grant Fisher Stuns Distance World To Earn Bronze In Men’s 5000m
Aug 10, 2024, 12:14 PM | Updated: 12:16 pm
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Team Norway celebrates winning the Gold medal in Men's 5000m Final on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
(Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
PARIS, France – It looked bleak heading into the final turn, but Grant Fisher used a final push to move from seventh to a Bronze Medal in the men’s 5000m final. Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen won Gold at 13:13:66. and Kenya’s Ronald Kwemoi took Silver.
It was Fisher’s second bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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This is a Grant Fisher appreciation post. 🤩🥉 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/K2R3t7qldp
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2024
Fisher opened the race near the front of the group, establishing a good pace. The 10,000m silver medalist held second place after two laps.
The Grand Blanc, Michigan native remained in medal position through one-third of the race.
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The field remained tightly grouped six laps in, with Ethiopia’s Addisu Yihune leading.
With two laps to go, Ethiopia held the top two spots, with Fisher looming in third.
GRANT DOES IT AGAIN 🥉@Phresh_Fish with the EPIC comeback to secure his second bronze of the #ParisOlympics! pic.twitter.com/a7HWgtKBqZ
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 10, 2024
Fisher appeared to fade down the stretch, but a final second burst allowed the American to earn his second bronze medal. Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen won Gold. Kenya’s Ronald Kwemoi taking Silver.
Park City Training Elevates Grant Fisher
Minutes after becoming the fourth American male to medal in the 10,000-meter Olympics run, Fisher spoke with KSL’s Alex Cabrero about his move to Park City.
“I moved to Utah on my own. I didn’t really know anybody,” Fisher said. “All I had was my coach… I didn’t know who I was going to train with, I didn’t know who I was going to hang out with, I didn’t know what community I was going to be part of, and you know, a lot of people in Utah kind of adopted me as their own.
🇺🇸 10,000m bronze medalist Grant Fisher has advanced to the 5000m final and has a chance to earn another Olympic medal here in Paris.
He made a quick trip back to altitude in St. Moritz after the 10,000m final.
"I wish I could've teleported there and back and not had to have… pic.twitter.com/ccN0XzbiWt
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) August 7, 2024
“It’s a fantastic place to train, a fantastic place to live, and the community is awesome. I moved there hoping that would be one piece of the puzzle that got me on the podium, and it was.”
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Fisher also competed in the Tokyo Olympics but didn’t have the success he enjoyed in Paris. Utah Olympian marathoner Jared Ward started the Utah program for elite runners a few years ago. He wanted a team to attract and retain high-performance runners in Utah. Fisher decided to do it and is now an Olympic medalist.
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