FISHER Grant

22 Apr 1997
24
Male
CALGARY, AB
 
Canada
PORTLAND, OR
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 5000m 9
Men's 10,000m 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Athlete
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Electrical Engineering - Stanford University, United States of America
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English
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Bowerman Track Club [Portland, OR, USA]
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Jerry Schumacher [club], USA
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He began seriously focusing on running in high school. (blog.streamlineathletes.com, 01 Nov 2020)
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"It wasn't until my last couple years of high school that I knew I wanted to compete [in athletics] at the collegiate level. Up until that point, my main sport was soccer; I trained and competed at a very high level and running was just more for fitness. However, after some success at high school I recognised that track was my forte." (blog.streamlineathletes.com, 01 Nov 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 20 Jun 2021)
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Making the US team for the 2020 Olympic Games after finishing second in the 10,000m at the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR, United States of America. (runnersworld.com, 19 Jun 2021)
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US long-distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein. (usatodayhss.com, 10 Dec 2014)
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While representing Stanford University in the United States of America, he was named 2017 US Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association [USTFCCCA] Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, the 2017/18 and 2018/19 USTFCCCA Men's Cross-Country Scholar Athlete of the Year, and the 2018 Pac-12 Men's Cross-Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. (gostanford.com, 01 Jan 2019)

While at Grand Blanc High School in Michigan, United States of America, he was named 2013/14 and 2014/15 Gatorade Cross-Country Player of the Year. (playeroftheyear.gatorade.com, 16 Jan 2014, 22 Jan 2014)

General Interest

General
TURNING PRO
After graduating from university he signed a professional contract with Jerry Schumacher's Bowerman Track Club in Portland, OR, United States of America. He says joining the group has seen him develop as an athlete. "I think there were a few times [when he first joined the Bowerman Track Club] Jerry threw me in with the wolves and wanted to see what would happen. You can learn a lot. There are little things to learn from each of these guys. At the same time, we're all at a high level, and there aren't many egos on the team. That's something that I was hesitant about when you go into such a top-notch team. A lot of us do similar events. I didn't know how the dynamic would be, but people are supportive. I think everyone has bought into the idea that if we raise the level for everybody and we work well together, we can do some cool stuff. Every day can be challenging. The group's so big and so talented that on any given day, somebody probably feels good. If you want to really extend yourself, you can find someone to go toe-to-toe with. This has been really fun and I've grown up a lot." (trackandfieldnews.com, 04 Sep 2020; blog.streamlineathletes.com, 01 Nov 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In March 2021 he started an athletics podcast called 'The Halfstep Pod' with his former university teammate Connor Lane. (Instagram profile, 06 May 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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