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Lopez Lomong
Lomong running 1500 m at the US Olympic Team Trials in 2008
Personal information
Full nameLopez Lomong
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-01-05) January 5, 1985 (age 39)
Kimotong, South Sudan
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m, Mile, 5000 m, 10,000 m
College teamNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks
ClubBowerman Track Club
Coached byJerry Schumacher
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008 Beijing
1500 m, 21st (sf)
2012 London
5000 m, 10th
World finals2009 Berlin
1500 m, 8th
2013 Moscow
1500 m, 17th (sf)
2019 Doha
10,000 m, 7th
Personal bests
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Costa Rica 5000 m

Lopez Lomong (born January 5, 1985)[3][4] is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007.

Lomong qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meters at the United States Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon.[5] He was the flag bearer for the United States during the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.[6][7]

He is currently a member of Team Darfur, a group of athletes urging China to exert pressure on the Sudanese government to address the War in Darfur.[8][unreliable source?] Lomong's autobiography, Running for My Life, was published in 2012, co-written with Mark Tabb.

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2013

Lomong participated in the NYRR Men's Wanamaker Mile at the 2013 Millrose Games. He won the race in a personal best time of 3:51.21, just ahead of Matthew Centrowitz, a decorated 1500m man. Lomong's time beat the previous Armory track record of 3:53.92 which had just been set in 2012 by Centrowitz as well as the Millrose record of 3:52.87 set by Bernard Lagat.[9] Lomong surpassed the previous indoor 5000m American Record held by Bernard Lagat at the Armory's last chance meet with a time of 13:07.00.[10]

2014

Lomong won the 1500 metres in 3:43.09[11] at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico.

Lomong finished 18th in the 1500 meters on March 7, 2014 at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[12][13]

Lopez finished 3rd running 3:39.11[14][15] at USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California on June 28.[16]

2015

On March 1, Lomong finished 8th in the mile at USATF Indoor Championships hosted at the Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA.[17]

In June, Lomong finished 6th in 13:53.64 in 5000 meter at USATF Outdoor Championships hosted at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon.[18]

On August 8, Lomong won the 5000 meter NACAC 2015 Senior Championships hosted at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.[19]

2017

In May 2017 Lomong served as a pacer for Nike's Breaking2 attempt at achieving a sub-2-hour marathon time.

2018

In June, Lomong won the USATF Outdoor Championship in the 10,000 metres at Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa.[20]

On July 4, Lopez Lomong placed 5th in 28:59 at 2018 Peachtree Road Race.

On August 3, Lomong won 2018 Sir Walter Miler in 3:53.86 in the same race John Gregorek Jr., Sam Prakel, Patrick Casey, Ben Blankenship, Craig Engels, Sean McGorty, Hassan Mead, Charlie Marquardt, Robert Domanic, Graham Crawford, Jacob Thomson, Cristian Soratos ran under 4:00.[21]

2019

Lo. He finished first in the 5000 metres as well, becoming the first to double in the two national championship events since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Results_Outdoors2019|url=https://www.flipsnack.c

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lopez Lomong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Former 'Lost Boy' Olympic runner Lopez Lomong training in Oregon". KGW.com. April 20, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ Lopez Lomong. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Farrey, Tom (July 2, 2008). "I came all the way here, so I have to run". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
  5. ^ Hersh, Philip (July 6, 2008). "A winner in long run". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  6. ^ "U.S. flagbearer Lomong has unbelievable story of personal triumph - Tim Layden - SI.com". CNN. August 8, 2008.
  7. ^ "Fleeing Sudanese fill refugee camps". CNN. December 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. ^ Yahoo Archived July 15, 2012, at archive.today. Voices.yahoo.com (April 23, 2014). Retrieved on 2017-01-16.
  9. ^ 106th Millrose Games – Branch Sports Technology. Branchsportstech.com (February 16, 2013). Retrieved on 2017-01-16.
  10. ^ "Athlete Profile for Lopez Lomong". IAAF. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  11. ^ USA Indoor Track & Field Championships – 2/21/2014 to 2/23/2014 Albuquerque Convention Center. usatf.org
  12. ^ 1500 Metres Summary | IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014. iaaf.org. Retrieved on January 16, 2017.
  13. ^ 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
  14. ^ 2014 USA Track & Field Championships – 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 Hornet Stadium – Sacramento, California. usatf.org
  15. ^ Lopez Lomong | Profile. iaaf.org. Retrieved on January 16, 2017.
  16. ^ Excellence, Sacrifice, Dedication – Lopez's Blog. Lopezlomong.com. Retrieved on January 16, 2017.
  17. ^ Men 1 Mile Run. Flashresults.com (March 1, 2015). Retrieved on 2017-01-16.
  18. ^ USA Track & Field – Results – FULL. Usatf.org. Retrieved on January 16, 2017.
  19. ^ NACAC 2015 Senior Championships – 8/7/2015 to 8/9/2015 San Jose, Costa Rica. tiempodellegada.com
  20. ^ 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. usatf.org. Retrieved on June 21, 2018
  21. ^ "2018 Sir Walter Miler - 8/3/2018 Meredith College". Rhodes Race Timing. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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