RIO DE JANEIRO – Running in only his second marathon, Oregon alum Galen Rupp took home the bronze medal in the final track and field event of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games Sunday morning.
It was the sixth medal of this Olympiad won by Duck alumni.
Rupp challenged for the silver before settling in for the bronze. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won the marathon in 2:08:44. Feyisa Lilesa of Ethopia won silver in 2:09:54, with Rupp just behind, covering the 26.2 miles in 2:10:05.
UO alum Carlos Trujillo, competing for Guatemala, had an excellent showing with a 67th-place finish in 2:20.