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Full name | Samuel Prakel | |||||||||||
Born | Versailles, Ohio | 29 October 1994|||||||||||
Education | Versailles High School | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, Mile, 3000 metres | |||||||||||
College team | Oregon Ducks | |||||||||||
Club | Adidas | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 [1] | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 19 (1500m) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Samuel Prakel (born 29 October 1994) is an American middle- and long-distance runner, who competes for Adidas. [2] His personal best time in the indoor mile is 3:50.94, tied for 13th all-time. [3] He competed collegiately for the Oregon Ducks, where he was a five-time All American and won the 1500m at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships. [4]
Prakel attended Versailles High School in Ohio. During his time there he was a two-time Ohio Division III state champion in cross country winning the race in 2011 and 2012. His senior year he was a Footlocker Nationals qualifier and won Ohio Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year.
On the track, Prakel was a four-time state champion winning the 3200m in 2012, the 800m in 2013, and the 1600m in both 2012 and 2013. Immediately after his senior season he finished third in the 1,500 meters at the 2013 U.S. Junior Championships running a 3:46.93.
Prakel attended the University of Oregon training alongside teammates such as Edward Cheserek, Eric Jenkins, Mac Fleet, and Cooper Teare among others. He finished his time there as a five-time All-American and the 2018 Pac-12 1,500m Champion.
On July 31, 2018, he announced via an Instagram post he had signed a professional contract with Adidas. [5]
In March 2022 Prakel represented the United States at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia where he ran a 3:38.40 1500m, finishing 9th overall.
At the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Prakel won both the 1500m and 3000m. However, Prakel initially finished second in the 1500m to Josh Thompson, who was later disqualified for inhibiting Henry Wynne in the final 100 meters, with Prakel therefore given the title. [6]
On April 25, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa he set the world record for the road mile with a time of 4:01.21. [7]
On October 1, 2023 Prakel represented the United States at the World Road Running Championships. He won bronze in the road mile in a time of 3:56.43. During the pre-race press conference Prakel stated that he had postponed his wedding by a week in order to compete at the event. [8]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2016 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | SF1 6th | 1500 m | 3:48.55 |
2017 | USA Championships | Sacramento, California | 7th | 3:45.02 | |
2018 | USA Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 7th | 3:44.01 | |
2019 | USA Indoor Championships | New York City | 4th | Mile | 4:01.76 |
USA Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | 1500 m | 3:46.09 | |
2020 | USA Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 7th | 3:47.84 | |
2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 3:38.67 | |
2022 | USA Indoor Championships | Spokane, Washington | 4th | 3:39.92 | |
USA Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 8th | 3:46.43 | ||
2023 | USA Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 3000 m | 8:12.46 |
1st | 1500 m | 3:42.62 | |||
USA Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | 1500 m | 3:35.83 | |
2024 | USA Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 6th | 3:40.04 | |
US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | SF1 6th | 3:38.50 | ||
16th | 5000 m | 14:17.87 |
Surface | Event | Time | Date | Venue | Notes |
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Indoor track | 1000m | 2:19.87 | January 12, 2019 | Dempsey Indoor | Not legal |
One mile | 3:50.94 | March 3, 2019 | Boston University | ||
3000m | 7:53.82 | January 25, 2020 | The Armory | ||
5000m | 13:15.96 | December 3, 2022 | Boston University | ||
Outdoor track | 800m | 1:46.39 | June 11, 2022 | Griswold Stadium | |
1000m | 2:18.15 | July 17, 2020 | Finn Rock, Oregon | ||
1500m | 3:34.92 | July 15, 2022 | Jack Kemp Stadium | ||
One mile | 3:54.64 | August 3, 2018 | Raleigh, NC | ||
3000m | 7:46.06 | January 15, 2022 | Seattle | ||
One Mile Road | 3:47.7 | July 23, 2022 | Cleveland, OH | Not legal | |
5000m | 13:41.79 | December 4, 2020 | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
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