HOPPEL Bryce

United States of America

Athletics

Date of Birth: 5 Sep 1997

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MIDLAND, TX

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : LAWRENCE, KS

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 6	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Semi-Final 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m
2019	Doha, QAT	4th (1:44.25)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	800m
2019	Lima, PER	4th (1:47.48)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	800m
2021	1 x 5th, 1 x 11th
2020	1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2020	800m	Monaco, MON	1:43.23
5	2021	800m	Gateshead, GBR	1:45.45
5	2020	800m	Doha, QAT	1:45.86
11	2021	800m	Monaco, MON	1:47.74

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2021	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Walnut, CA, USA	1:44.94
4	2020	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Zagreb, CRO	1:44.95
9	2021	1500m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Eugene, OR, USA	3:42.62

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Playing baseball and football. (teamusa.org, 31 Dec 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Finance, Mechanical Engineering - University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Michael Whittlesey

Sporting relatives:

His father Monty has served as the general manager for the Minor League Baseball team the Midland Rockhounds. His sister Kelsey played basketball for Lubbock Christian University in the United States of America. (kuathletics.com, 31 Dec 2019)

Start:

He began competing in primary school and took up running seriously the summer before his second year in high school. (runblogrun.com, 25 Oct 2019)

Reason:

"I ran here and there back from the time of elementary school but, the significant moment that I really got into [running] was [my] sophomore year in high school. I had been playing soccer all my life and that was always the main focus of my efforts. It wasn't until my high school cross-country coaches came to the soccer team to get some of the guys to come out for the summer to stay in shape for soccer. I ended up becoming best friends with a group on the team and the coach helped me find a passion for the sport." (runblogrun.com, 25 Oct 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mrt.com, 31 Jul 2019)

Hero:

US runner Donavan Brazier. (podiumrunner.com, 03 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"Always have fun with it. There will of course be hard work, but in any situation of life you should always love what you do and have fun." (runblogrun.com, 25 Oct 2019)

Award:

During his collegiate career at University of Kansas he was named the 2019 US Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association [USTFCCCA] Midwest Region Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. (kuathletics.com, 31 Dec 2019; 17 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION
He credits his high school coaches for his transition from football to running. "I gotta give credit to my high school coaches, Tony De La Rosa and Hil Ochoa. They saw me play soccer and called me into the office and said, 'Hey, we can see you benefiting from cross-country training for soccer'. I said I'd come out and I turned out to be pretty darn good for high school cross-country. That same summer, they entered me in the 1500m and 800m for USATF Junior Olympics or one of those meets, and I went along with it and ran. I did the 1500m and made the finals and thought, 'Wow, I actually could be pretty good at this'. So I really have to thank my coaches for just funnelling me into cross-country. I don't think I would have found my way into track without them guiding me into it." (podiumrunner.com, 03 Jul 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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