The United States has a man on Olympic marathon podium for the first time in 12 years, as Galen Rupp ran a personal best 2:10:05 to claim bronze in Rio on Sunday.
Rupp finished 1:21 behind the winner, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge. Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa was 11 seconds ahead of Rupp and took silver.
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The last American man to medal in the marathon was Meb Keflezighi, who claimed silver in 2004.
Rupp joined the race for gold with about 20km to go, separating himself from the pack.
American men have thrice won Olympic gold, the last time being Frank Shorter’s 1972 win in Munich, and have three silvers.