OlympicTalk · Jul 10, 2016
41-year-old Bernard Lagat wins men’s 5000m final
Bernard Lagat, 41, is set to be the oldest U.S. runner ever to compete at the Olympics after he qualified for Rio by winning the 5000m final at the U.S. Track and Field Trials on Saturday.
Lagat made his Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games where he won bronze in the men’s 1500m for Kenya.
The title of oldest U.S. Olympic runner was previously held by three-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi. Both 41 years old, Lagat is seven months older.
Keflezighi qualified for the Rio Olympic Games with a second place 2:12:21 finish at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Feb. 13.