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| Born | (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (age 27) Midland, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 meters | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kansas Jayhawks | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Adidas | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael Whittlesey | |||||||||||||||||
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Bryce Hoppel (/ˈhɒpəl/HOP-əl; born September 5, 1997)[1] is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the800 meters. He is the reigning 800 meters world indoor champion having won gold at the2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. He also is a seven-time U.S. champion and two-time NCAA champion over the distance. At the2024 Summer Olympics, Hoppel set anAmerican 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.
Hoppel competed forMidland High School in Midland, Texas.[2] At Midland High School, Hoppel won the 2016 Texas 6A State Track & Field Championship with a time of 1:49.67, included an undefeated season in the 800 meters. Hoppel broke school records in the 800 meters (1:49.67), 1,600 meters (4:10.51) and 3 miles (14:54.00) while at Midland, while graduating in the top-10 of his high school class.
While at the University of Kansas, Hoppel was a five-time All-American, two-time National Champion and four-time Big 12 Champion. In 2019, 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. Hoppel's 21‑race unbeaten streak began during the indoor season in 2019, lasting until the USATF Outdoor Championships on 25 July. He trained under Coach Michael Whittlesey in Lawrence, Kansas.
Along the way of Hoppel's breakout season, he set the fifth fastest 800 meter time in NCAA history, running a 1:44.41 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on 7 June 2019. Hoppel's time was just off the Kansas school record of 1:44.3 (m) set by the greatJim Ryun in 1966. Hoppel also 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.
While at the University of Kansas, Hoppel thrived under the coaching of Head CoachStanley Redwine and Assistant Coach Michael Whittlesey.
Upon the conclusion of his junior season, Hoppel announced he would forego his final year of NCAA eligibility to pursue a professional running career. In his first competition representing Team USA, Hoppel placed fourth overall at the Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru, running a 1:47.48.
Hoppel announced on August 17 that he had signed a professional contract withAdidas.
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Hoppel qualified for the2019 World Championships in the 800 m, after finishing third at theUS Championships. After completing a full three seasons of collegiate running, Hoppel secured a 4th-place finish in the 800 meter final on October 1, one year and one month after his season-opening cross-country race at the Bob Timmons Invitational on September 1, 2018. Remarkably, he was able to set another personal best, finishing a long season in style with a 1:44.25 performance.
On 15 February Hoppel earned his first national title at theUSA Track & Field Indoor Championships, held inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, running a time of 1:46.67 to win the 800 m final.
In August, he competed in the Monaco Herculis meeting, where he was narrowly defeated by fellow American and reigning 800 meters world championDonavan Brazier. In that race, Hoppel improved his personal best in the 800 meters to 1:43.23.
Hoppel began his 2021 campaign with a 1:44.37 indoor 800 meter inFayetteville, Arkansas. At the time, this was the second fastest indoor 800 meters in American history, behind only American record holder Donavan Brazier.
On 13 February Hoppel competed in the1000‑meter run at theNew Balance Indoor Grand Prix. In that race, he won comfortably, setting anew American record in the indoor 1000 meters with his time of 2:16.27.[3]
On June 21, he qualified for theUS Olympic team in the 800 meters.[4] Hoppel finished third in the Olympic trials inEugene, Oregon with a time of 1:44.14, qualifying him for theTokyo Olympics later that summer.[3]
At the2020 Summer Olympics, he finished in third place in his round 1 qualifying heat with a time of 1:45.64, qualifying him for the semi‑finals where he finished in fifth place in his heat with a time of 1:44.91. His semi‑final performance was Hoppel's second fastest time of the year but was not enough for a place in the Olympic final.
To open his 2022 season, Hoppel won the Millrose Games 800m with a time of 1:46.05 on January 29. A few weeks later on February 6, at theNew Balance Indoor Grand Prix, he placed second in the 800 m with a time of 1:46.08 behind SpaniardMariano García.[5]
Competing at the US Indoor Championships, he successfully defended his title 800 m national indoor title running a time of 1:45.30, qualifying him to compete at theWorld Indoor Championships in Belgrade. In Belgrade, Hoppel earned a bronze medal, placing third behindMariano Garcia in first, andNoah Kibet in second, running a tim eof 1:46.51 in the process.
On 26 June, he earned his firstUS Outdoor title, winning the 800 m in a time seasons best time of 1:44.60. He was unable to replicate that successful showing at theWorld Championships the next month in Eugene, placing fourth in his heat and not advancing to the semi-finals.
In 2023, Hoppel successfully defended both his US indoor and outdoor 800 m titles. The former with a 1:45.92 performance inAlbuquerque, New Mexico and the latter running a 1:46.20 atHayward Field.
On 21 July, Bryce clocked his first sub-1:44 since 2020, running 1:43.95 to take 6th place at theHerculis Meeting.
Competing at theWorld Championships inBudapest, Hoppel cruised through the heats, earning a place in the final. In the final, he finished 7th in a time of 1:46.02.
On 4 February, Hoppel competed in the short track 1000 meters at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, finishing in a time of 2:16.91 behindMarco Arop's new North, Central American and Caribbean area record of 2:14.74.[6]
On 11 February, Hoppel took first at theMillrose Games 800m, in a time of 1:45.54.[7] The next week, he won his 5th straight US 800 m title (counting both indoor and outdoor), with a 1:46.67 clocking inAlbuquerque.
On 3 March, Hoppel won the 800m at the2024 World Indoor Championships inGlasgow, United Kingdom, in a world leading time of 1:44.92, improving upon his bronze medal from 2022.[8]
On 30 June, Hoppel won the 800m final at the US Olympic Trials, finishing in a new personal best and trials record of 1:42.77.[9] Hoppel, along with his training partnerHobbs Kessler, andBrooks Beasts athleteBrandon Miller, were named the men's 800 meter Team USA representatives for the2024 Summer Olympics.[10]
At the2024 Summer Olympics, Hoppel made it through the heats and semifinals of the800m. In the final on 10 August, he finished fourth in a newAmerican record and personal best of 1:41.67, breakingDonavan Brazier's previous American record of 1:42.34 by 0.67 seconds. Hoppel's time places him as the seventh fastest 800 meter runner in history.[11] Finishing ahead of Hoppel was AlgerianDjamel Sedjati in 1:41.50, CanadianMarco Arop in 1:41.20, and KenyanEmmanuel Wanyonyi, who won the race in 1:41.19. Hoppel's performance was not a new area record given Arop's clocking of 1:41.20.[12]
On February 8, at theMillrose Games, Hoppel finished second toJosh Hoey in the men's indoor 800 meters, running 1:44.19. Hoey set a new national record of 1:43.90 in the event, while Hoppel also finished insideDonavan Brazier's previous record of 1:44.21.[13]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2019 | Pan Am Games | Lima, Peru | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.48 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1:44.25 | |||
| 2021 | Olympics Games | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (sf) | 1:44.91 | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 1:46.51 | |
| World Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 27th (h) | 1:46.98 | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 1:46.02 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 1:44.92 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 4th | 1:41.67 | ||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| Representing theKansas Jayhawks (2018-2019) andAdidas (2020–present) | |||||
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 18th | 800 m | 1:48.09 |
| 2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | 1:46.31 | |
| 2020 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 1:46.67 | |
| 2021 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | 1:44.14 | |
| 2022 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Spokane, Washington | 1st | 1:45.30 | |
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1:44.60 | |||
| 2023 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1:45.92 | ||
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1:46.20 | |||
| 2024 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1:46.67 | ||
| USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 1:42.77 | |||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| Representing the United States | |||||
| 2018 | NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | College Station, Texas | 8th | 800 m | 1:50.06 |
| NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hayward Field | 4th | 1:45.67 | ||
| 2019 | NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 1st | 1:46.46 | |
| NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mike A. Myers Stadium | 1:44.41 | |||
Hoppel is the son of Monty and Rita Hoppel and has two older siblings, Kelsey and Megan. His father is the general manager for theMidland RockHounds Double-A minor league affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in the Texas League.[14]
At the University of Kansas, Hoppel studied business finance. He isCatholic.[15]
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