Evan Jager

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Evan Jager at the 2015 World Cup

Evan Jager ( Evan Reese Jager; born March 8, 1989 in Algonquin , Illinois ) is an American obstacle course and long-distance runner .

Career

At the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Jager was eliminated over 5000 meters in the lead. He finished sixth at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, fifth at the 2013 World Championships in Daegu and second at the 2014 Athletics Continental Cup in Marrakech.

In 2015, finishing second at the Areva meeting , he improved his North American record for the 3000 meter obstacle by more than four seconds to 8: 00.45 minutes, even though he stumbled at the last obstacle. At the World Championships in Beijing , he came in sixth place. From 2012 to 2015 he was US champion over 3000 meters obstacle four times in a row.

At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Jager won the silver medal in the 3000 meter obstacle course with 8: 04.28 minutes behind the Kenyan Conceslus Kipruto and in front of the defending champion from London Ezekiel Kemboi.

At the 2017 World Championships in London, Jager won the bronze medal behind Conceslus Kipruto and the Moroccan Soufiane Elbakkali with 8: 15.53 min in the 3000 meter hurdles after leading the race for a long time.

Personal bests

  • 1500 m : 3: 32.97 min, June 14, 2015, Portland
  • 1 mile : 3: 53.33 min, May 31, 2014, Eugene
  • 2000 m (hall): 4: 57.56 min, February 15, 2014, New York City
  • 3000 m : 7: 35.16 min, August 17, 2012, Stockholm
    • Hall: 7: 38.25 min, February 27, 2020, Boston
  • 5000 m: 13: 02.40 min, September 6, 2013, Brussels
    • Hall: 13: 33.37 min, March 1, 2013, New York City
  • 3000 m obstacle: 8:00, 45 min, July 4, 2015, Saint-Denis (North America record)

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ^ IAAF: Jager hopes to turn Paris tumble into Beijing gold . 5th July 2015
personal data
SURNAME Jager, Evan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jager, Evan Reese
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American obstacle runner and long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Algonquin , Illinois