1. Bryce Hoppel is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters.
20 Facts About Bryce Hoppel
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Bryce Hoppel is a seven-time US champion and two-time NCAA champion over the distance.
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At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Hoppel set an American record in the event, with a time of 1:41.67 to become the seventh fastest man and the second fastest North American man at the distance.
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Bryce Hoppel broke school records in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3 miles while at Midland, while graduating in the top-10 of his high school class.
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In 2019, Bryce Hoppel completed a sweep of both the indoor and outdoor NCAA 800 meter titles, becoming the first male from the University of Kansas to win an NCAA title in the event.
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Bryce Hoppel trained under Coach Michael Whittlesey in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Bryce Hoppel's time was just off the Kansas school record of 1:44.3 set by the great Jim Ryun in 1966.
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Bryce Hoppel set the Kansas indoor school record of 1:46.46 on 9 May 2019, while breaking facility records at the Birmingham CrossPlex and John McDonnell Field, among others.
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In that race, Bryce Hoppel improved his personal best in the 800 meters to 1:43.23.
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Bryce Hoppel began his 2021 campaign with a 1:44.37 indoor 800 meter in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Bryce Hoppel finished third in the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon with a time of 1:44.14, qualifying him for the Tokyo Olympics later that summer.
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In Belgrade, Bryce Hoppel earned a bronze medal, placing third behind Mariano Garcia in first, and Noah Kibet in second, running a tim eof 1:46.51 in the process.
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Bryce Hoppel was unable to replicate that successful showing at the World Championships the next month in Eugene, placing fourth in his heat and not advancing to the semi-finals.
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On 21 July, Bryce Hoppel clocked his first sub-1:44 since 2020, running 1:43.95 to take 6th place at the Herculis Meeting.
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On 3 March, Bryce Hoppel won the 800m at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in a world leading time of 1:44.92, improving upon his bronze medal from 2022.
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At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Bryce Hoppel made it through the heats and semifinals of the 800m.
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Bryce Hoppel's performance was not a new area record given Arop's clocking of 1:41.20.
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Hoey set a new national record of 1:43.90 in the event, while Bryce Hoppel finished inside Donavan Brazier's previous record of 1:44.21.
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Bryce Hoppel is the son of Monty and Rita Bryce Hoppel and has two older siblings, Kelsey and Megan.
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Bryce Hoppel's father is the general manager for the Midland RockHounds Double-A minor league affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in the Texas League.