Olin Hacker

Olin Hacker
Hacker (left) at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 27)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong 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 life & family

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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. 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. He has two older brothers, Sam and Wilson and a sister called Vivian, all of whom have competed in athletics.[2][3]

Career

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Hacker won the NCAA title outdoors over 5000 metres in Eugene, Oregon in 2022 in a time of 13:27.73, competing for 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 5 km 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]

Championship Results

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All results taken from World Athletics Profile[1]

Year Meet Venue Event Place Time
2016 US U20 Championships Clovis, CA 5000m 3rd 15:29.05
World U20 Championships Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 19th 14:23.33
2021 NCAA Championships Hayward Field 19th 13:44.53
2022 NCAA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex 3000m 4th 8:00.39
NCAA Championships Hayward Field 5000m 1st 13:27.73
2023 US Indoor Championships Albuquerque Convention Center 3000m 3rd 8:14.33
US Championships Hayward Field 5000m 7th 13:28.16
World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia 5 km 14th 13:36
2024 US Indoor Championships Albuquerque Convention Center 3000m 2nd 7:56.22
World Indoor Championships Commonwealth Arena 5th 7:45.40
US Olympic Trials Hayward Field 5000m 10th 13:32.10

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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