Park City’s Grant Fisher Earns Spot In Men’s 5,000m Olympics Final

Aug 7, 2024, 4:06 AM

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PARIS, France – The 2024 Paris Olympics have been kind to Grant Fisher. The Park City resident will compete in the men’s 5000m final this weekend with a chance to earn his second medal of the Games.

Heats one and two of the men’s 5000m race were run on Wednesday, August 7. The top 16 competitors advance to the 5000m final on Saturday, August 10.

RELATED: Park City’s Grant Fisher Claims Bronze Medal In 10,000m Final At Paris Olympics

Fisher finished fourth, crossing the line at 13:52:44. Fellow American Graham ran at 14:09.06 in heat one to qualify for Saturday’s final.

RELATED: Keep up the Olympic medal count here.

Park City Training Elevates Grant Fisher

Minutes after becoming the fourth American male to medal in the 10,000-meter Olympics run, Fisher spoke with KSL’s Alex Cabrero about his move to Park City.

“I moved to Utah on my own. I didn’t really know anybody,” Fisher said. “All I had was my coach… I didn’t know who I was going to train with, I didn’t know who I was going to hang out with, I didn’t know what community I was going to be part of, and you know, a lot of people in Utah kind of adopted me as their own.

“It’s a fantastic place to train, a fantastic place to live, and the community is awesome. I moved there hoping that would be one piece of the puzzle that got me on the podium, and it was.”

RELATED: Grant Fisher Claims Bronze In 10,000 Meters, Says Utah Training Helped

Fisher also competed in the Tokyo Olympics but didn’t have the success he enjoyed in Paris. Utah Olympian marathoner Jared Ward started the Utah program for elite runners a few years ago. He wanted a team to attract and retain high-performance runners in Utah. Fisher decided to do it and is now an Olympic medalist.

Follow The 2024 Summer Olympics With KSL Sports

The 2024 Paris Olympics occurs Friday, July 26, through Sunday, August 11. The Paris Games comprises 329 events across 19 days, with 754 competitions and ceremonies for over 10,000 athletes.

Brian Preece is a KSLsports.com insider covering the Utah State Aggies, Locals in MLB, and Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees, Beehive baseball, and Aggie athletics coverage here.

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Park City’s Grant Fisher Earns Spot In Men’s 5,000m Olympics Final