Olin Hacker

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Olin Hacker
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Mile: 3:56.59 (Saint Louis, 2023)
3000m: 7:38.10 (Luzern, 2023)
5000m: 13:08.76 (Boston, 2024)
5km (road): 13:27 (Boston, 2023)

Olin Hacker (born 21 May 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a

long distance runner. He was runner-up at the US national indoors championships in 2024 over 3000 metres.[1]

Early and personal life

His father Tim Hacker was from a family of long distance runners. He was a collegiate champion cross country runner, as well as the United States cross country champion in 1997 and the nation’s 5,000-meter champion in 1989. Olin attended Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin and won state cross country titles in 2013 and 2014, as well becoming state champion in the mile and two-mile distances. He has two older brothers, Sam and Wilson and a sister called Vivian, all of whom have competed in athletics.[2][3]

Career

Hacker won the

University of Wisconsin.[4]

In 2023, he finished third at the US national indoors championships in

Albuquerque, in 8:14.33.[5] He finished seventh at the US national outdoor championships over 5000 metres in 2023, and was later selected for the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[6] He finished in fourteenth place over 5km in a time of 13:36.[7]

He finished as runner-up in the 3000 metres at the US National Indoors Championships in New Mexico in February 2024, in a time of 7:56.22.[8] He was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[9] In the 3000 metres race he finished in fifth place in a season’s best time of 7:45.40.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Olin Hacker". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Weyer, Adam (September 11, 2022). "2 Hacker Boys, 1 Shared Dream, 37 Years Apart". The Oval Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ Radcliffe, Dave (October 14, 2020). "Super Hacker brothers". Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Radcliffe, JR (23 June 2022). "Olin Hacker wins national title for Badgers track and field, the latest chapter in the Hacker distance running legacy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "OLIN HACKER 3RD PLACE MEN'S 3000M - USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Dye Stat. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL ROSTERS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS RIGA 23". USATF. September 13, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 2023 men's 5km results". Watch Athletics. October 1, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ Monti, David (17 February 2024). "Yared Nuguse, Elle St. Pierre Clinch World Championships Team Berths". Flo Track. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Global champions Holloway, Moon and Lyles feature on USA's team for WIC Glasgow 24". World Athletics Weekly. February 23, 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Men's 3000m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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