The Midland, Texas native ran 1:41.67 in Saturday's 800m final to break former Texas A&M runner Donovan Brazier’s American record.
Bryce Hoppel, of the United States, reacts following his men's 800-meter heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. ran the race of his life Saturday at the Stade de France, breaking the American record in the 800 meters by nearly a full second in the process.Hoppel, a Midland native who keeps a home in Dallas, ran 1:41.67, a time that would have been fast enough for gold in Tokyo but was .17 behind Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati, who won bronze.
He second-guessed himself Saturday for not pushing the pace harder further out, allowing too many runners to get ahead of him on the last lap. “It’s frustrating,” he said, barely holding his emotions. “I know I have the strength to push it from further out, but it’s always hard to make the decisions in the moment. You never know what’s left in your legs.He would have figured 1:41.67 was good enough for the podium before the race, but the competition keeps getting better. His own time bested a mark set in 2019 by Texas A&M’s Donavan Brazier, who broke a record that had stood for 34 years.“It makes it a little bit better,” he said.
Finishing so close after a year of changes gives him comfort that he’ll continue to keep up with a field running away from history. He looks forward to the next‘Pure gold’: From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson, Texans owned Paris OlympicsAthletes turn to OnlyFans to fund Olympic dreams
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